000 FZNT24 KNHC 120219 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST SUN DEC 11 2005 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-120930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SUN DEC 11 2005 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT S FLORIDA TO 23N90W 18N93W WILL MOVE SE OF AREA EARLY MON. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE EWD OVER THE N GULF MON. NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE WED AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO TAMPICO MEXICO THU AND FROM TAMPA BAY TO 24N98W FRI $$ GMZ080-120930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SUN DEC 11 2005 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT BY MORNING. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED..W OF SECOND FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF SECOND FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .THU...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT SLY WINDS 10 T0 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-120930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SUN DEC 11 2005 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT NLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .MON...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S OF 22N E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...N OF SECOND FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF SECOND FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-120930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SUN DEC 11 2005 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 25N. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N OF SECOND COLD FRONT NLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF SECOND FRONT SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-120930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SUN DEC 11 2005 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT....MOVING E OF AREA LATE. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE MON NIGHT. N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .TUE...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...SLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...N OF 26N NLY WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS/COBB