000 FZNT24 KNHC 031525 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST SAT DEC 03 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. GMZ089-032130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST SAT DEC 03 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDING ACROSS THE GULF WILL SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH SUN NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST AND INTO THE NW GULF EARLY ON MON. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM SOUTHERN LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO MON EVENING...THEN EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE EVENING. THE FRONT WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT EXITS THE GULF LATE WED. STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WILL FOLLOW IN BEHIND THE FRONT ACROSS THE AREA BEFORE DIMINISHING ON WED. $$ GMZ080-032130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST SAT DEC 03 2011 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 26N W OF 95W TUE... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT S OF 26N W OF 95W 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 27N 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ082-032130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST SAT DEC 03 2011 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W TUE AND WED... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 23N E OF 93W 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...W OF 95W WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N W OF 94W NW TO N 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT N OF 23N LATE. $$ GMZ084-032130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST SAT DEC 03 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ GMZ086-032130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST SAT DEC 03 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE