000 FZNT24 KNHC 050839 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST MON DEC 05 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. GMZ089-051530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST MON DEC 05 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT IN THE FAR THE NW GULF WILL EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO TONIGHT...FROM MOBILE ALABAMA TO WRN BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL BRIEFLY STALL WED THEN ADVANCE E THU...AND MOVE E OF THE AREA LATE THU OR EARLY FRI. $$ GMZ080-051530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST MON DEC 05 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT LATE. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-051530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST MON DEC 05 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. $$ GMZ084-051530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST MON DEC 05 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-051530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST MON DEC 05 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL