000 FZNT24 KNHC 062100 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST TUE DEC 6 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. GMZ089-070330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST TUE DEC 6 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WED MORNING...AND MOVE SE OF THE AREA WED NIGHT. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT IN THE SW GULF WED. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. $$ GMZ080-070330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST TUE DEC 6 2011 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT W OF 95W WED NIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ082-070330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING S OF 21N W OF 95W... .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT N 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 AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ084-070330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST TUE DEC 6 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 FT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT WED NIGHT. E OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 26N AND 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 26N. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 25N...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. $$ GMZ086-070330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST TUE DEC 6 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT WED AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING N WED AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. S OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 26N AND 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 26N. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 25N. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR