000 FZNT24 KNHC 180823 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST SUN DEC 18 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. GMZ089-181530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST SUN DEC 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS... A FRONTAL TROUGH FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE W BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH MON. SOUTHERLY RETURN WILL DOMINATE THE ENTIRE GULF LATE MON IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY TUE...REACHING FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE NIGHT...AND STALLING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO E BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE WED. REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL DRIFT NW EARLY THU...THEN MOVE E AGAIN THU NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-181530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST SUN DEC 18 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING E TO SE THIS AFTERNOON AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF 95W TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E WE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-181530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST SUN DEC 18 2011 .TODAY...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 21N W OF 95W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 21N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N. .WED...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT LATE. E OF FRONT E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ084-181530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST SUN DEC 18 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO W BEHIND FRONT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ086-181530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST SUN DEC 18 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON