000 FZNT24 KNHC 050245 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST SUN DEC 4 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. GMZ089-050930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SUN DEC 4 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF MON MORNING. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO MON NIGHT...FROM MOBILE ALABAMA TO WRN BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE NIGHT. FRONT BRIEFLY STALLS WED THEN ADVANCES E THU...AND MOVES E OF THE AREA LATE THU OR EARLY FRI. $$ GMZ080-050930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SUN DEC 4 2011 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 94W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT LATE. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-050930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SUN DEC 4 2011 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-050930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SUN DEC 4 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-050930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SUN DEC 4 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL