000 FZNT24 KNHC 182106 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-190330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SUN DEC 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM SW FLORIDA TO NEAR 23N90W WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES OVER THE SOUTHERN U.S. SLIDES EASTWARD. THE HIGH WILL MOVE TO OFFSHORE THE SE U.S. ON MON ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO SET UP THE ENTIRE AREA AND WHILE LOW PRES DEEPENS OVER WESTERN TEXAS TRACKS NE. THE LOW WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT TO OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY TUE...AND TO ALONG A POSITION FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE NIGHT. THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO BECOME QUASI-STATIONARY FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE WED THROUGH FRI. $$ GMZ080-190330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SUN DEC 18 2011 .TONIGHT...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT OVERNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT OVERNIGHT. AREAS OF RAIN S OF 27N W OF 94W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 94W...WITH PATCHES OF DENSE FOG NEAR THE COAST MON NIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E WE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SE OF FRONT SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT SE OF FRONT 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-190330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SUN DEC 18 2011 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 21N W OF 96W NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF RAIN N OF 21N W OF 96W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 21N W OF 95W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 21N...AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU...BEHIND FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. E OF FRONT E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ084-190330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SUN DEC 18 2011 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 24N...AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 24N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO W TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU...BEHIND FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-190330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SUN DEC 18 2011 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT S OF 24N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N...AND BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT S OF 25N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS DEVELOPING FAR N PORTION MON NIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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. .FRI...S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE