000 FZNT24 KNHC 270251 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST MON DEC 26 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. GMZ089-270930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST MON DEC 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT IS FROM 30N90W TO 25N92W THEN STATIONARY TO 18N94W. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 30N85W TO 22N93W TO 18N94W TUE MORNING...PUSHING SE OF THE AREA TUE NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN BEHIND THE FRONT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND. $$ GMZ080-270930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST MON DEC 26 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE WED NIGHT...THEN BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT WED NIGHT. .FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT. $$ GMZ082-270930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST MON DEC 26 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED NIGHT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE THU. $$ GMZ084-270930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST MON DEC 26 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT AHEAD OF FRONT AND W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TUE NIGHT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT N OF 26N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT N OF 24N WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED NIGHT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE THU...THEN BECOMING VARIABLE FRI. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI. .SAT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-270930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST MON DEC 26 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT N OF 25N WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED NIGHT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE FRI. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT S OF 24N. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY