000 FZNT24 KNHC 040230 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST SAT DEC 3 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. GMZ089-040930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SAT DEC 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL SHIFT EAST THROUGH SUN NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST INTO THE NW GULF MON MORNING. 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 BEHIND THE FRONT ACROSS THE AREA BEFORE DIMINISHING ON WED AND THU. $$ GMZ080-040930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SAT DEC 3 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT... BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT MON NIGHT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT BEHIND FRONT ...HIGHEST S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 27N 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-040930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W TUE AND WED... .TONIGHT...N OF 21N 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 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 23N E OF 93W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT BEHIND FRONT MON NIGHT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 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 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. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT N OF 23N LATE. .THU...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 94W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 94W 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-040930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SAT DEC 3 2011 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU...S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-040930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SAT DEC 3 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 AND MON NIGHT...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...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL