000 FZNT24 KNHC 150305 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST WED DEC 14 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. GMZ089-150930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST WED DEC 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL SHIFT E AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST THU NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO FRI AFTERNOON THEN STALL AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE OVER THE WEEKEND. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD N OF THE AREA SUN AND MOVE E MON...ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO SET UP AGAIN ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF. $$ GMZ080-150930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST WED DEC 14 2011 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 1O TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E WINDS 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-150930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST WED DEC 14 2011 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N OF 21N E OF 96W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-150930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST WED DEC 14 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 26N. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 26N. $$ GMZ086-150930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST WED DEC 14 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR