000 FZNT24 KNHC 252101 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST SUN DEC 25 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. GMZ089-260330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SUN DEC 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WARM FRONT FROM 30N83W TO LOW PRES 1020 MB AT 28N92W THEN STATIONARY FRONT 19N94W. GALE FORCE WIND BEHIND STATIONARY FRONT S OF 25N W OF 95W HAVE DIMINISHED. REINFORCING SURGE MON PUSH FRONT E REACHING FROM 30N87W TO NW YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY TUE AND FROM S FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN LATE TUE THEN MOVE OUT OF GULF TUE NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-260330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SUN DEC 25 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF STATIONARY FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 91W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 94W AND 2 FT W OF 94W. .WED THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THU INCREASING TO 20 KT W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-260330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SUN DEC 25 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF STATIONARY FRONT. .MON...S OF 23N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. N OF 23N W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT... N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TUE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ084-260330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SUN DEC 25 2011 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT N OF 25N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 28N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S AT 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT MON NIGHT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING SW MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 KT N OF 24N WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO LESS THAN 2 FT N OF 25N LATE. .THU...N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 24N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-260330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SUN DEC 25 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 28N SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT MON NIGHT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT S OF 26N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS N OF 27N. .THU...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO4 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES