000 FZNT24 KNHC 160257 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST THU DEC 15 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. GMZ089-160930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST THU DEC 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL SHIFT E AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO LATE FRI THEN STALL AND DISSIPATE OVER THE WEEKEND. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD N OF THE AREA SUN MOVING E MON AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY TUE EXTENDING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NE MEXICO LATE TUE. $$ GMZ080-160930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST THU DEC 15 2011 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 1O TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. $$ GMZ082-160930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST THU DEC 15 2011 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL N OF 21N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N OF 21N E OF 96W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL N OF 21N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N. $$ GMZ084-160930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST THU DEC 15 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ086-160930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST THU DEC 15 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N. .MON...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR