000 FZNT24 KNHC 190835 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST MON DEC 19 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. GMZ089-191530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST MON DEC 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL CONTINUE IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE TONIGHT BUT STALLING FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NW BAY OF CAMPECHE WED. REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL DRIFT NW WED NIGHT AND EARLY THU THEN MOVE E AGAIN THU AND FRI REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE AT SUNRISE SAT. $$ GMZ080-191530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST MON DEC 19 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. $$ GMZ082-191530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST MON DEC 19 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 23 W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 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 N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 21N...AND 1 TO 3 FT S OF 21N. .WED AND THU...W OF FRONT N TO NE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ084-191530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST MON DEC 19 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W 10 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL HIGHEST IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 1O TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL... EXCEPT 6 TO 7 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. .FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO NE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-191530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST MON DEC 19 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN FLORIDA STRAITS. 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 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI... N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON