000 FZNT24 KNHC 190300 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-190930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SUN DEC 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF AREA WILL MOVE TO OFFSHORE THE SE U.S. ON MON ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO SET UP ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF WATERS IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY TUE. THE FRONT WILL REACH A POSITION FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE NIGHT...THEN IS FORECAST TO BECOME QUASI- STATIONARY FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE WED. REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL DRIFT NW EARLY THU THEN MOVE E AGAIN THU AND FRI AS A NEW SURGE OF COLD AIR FOLLOWS THE FRONT. $$ GMZ080-190930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SUN DEC 18 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. $$ GMZ082-190930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SUN DEC 18 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 21N...AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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 AND THU...W OF FRONT N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 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...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF FRONT AND 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ084-190930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SUN DEC 18 2011 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 26N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 1O TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL... EXCEPT 6 TO 7 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL.. .FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-190930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SUN DEC 18 2011 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND 5 TO 6 FT S OF 26N. 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 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 26N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI... N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR