000 FZNT24 KNHC 162102 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST FRI DEC 16 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. GMZ089-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST FRI DEC 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM SE LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO WILL STALL TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE OVER THE WEEKEND. HIGH PRES RIDGE BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA SUN AND MOVES E MON AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY MON AND EXTENDS FROM SE LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO TUE AFTERNOON AND FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE WED. $$ GMZ080-170330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST FRI DEC 16 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 T. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-170330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST FRI DEC 16 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ084-170330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST FRI DEC 16 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-170330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST FRI DEC 16 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS