000 FZNT24 KNHC 052030 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST MON DEC 5 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. GMZ089-060330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST MON DEC 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE EVENING...FROM N FLORIDA TO E BAY OF CAMPECHE WED EVENING...AND MOVE SE OF THE AREA LATE THU. EXPECT INCREASING WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. $$ GMZ080-060330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST MON DEC 5 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT W OF 95W WED NIGHT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 94W LATE. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ082-060330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST MON DEC 5 2011 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 21N W OF 95W WED... .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 13 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 96W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 21N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N. $$ GMZ084-060330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST MON DEC 5 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 FT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT WED NIGHT. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN MERGING SE AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 26N AND 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 26N. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 25N...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-060330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST MON DEC 5 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 AND WED NIGHT..N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT WED NIGHT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING N WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 25N. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR