000 FZNT24 KNHC 191516 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-192130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST MON DEC 19 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 MOVES OFFSHORE THE COAST IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. $$ GMZ080-192130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST MON DEC 19 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 27N W OF 95W 6 TO 8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS MAY BE HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 94W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT...AND SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT....EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT N TO NE 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF RAIN NEAR FRONT $$ GMZ082-192130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST MON DEC 19 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON 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. AREAS OF RAIN NEAR FRONT...WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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. $$ GMZ084-192130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST MON DEC 19 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 27N E OF 88W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 24N E OF 88W. .TONIGHT...E OF 88W SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 88W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 24N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 88W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF 88W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 88W. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR NW PORTION TUE NIGHT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION BEHIND FRONT N TO NE 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT NW PORTION BEHIND FRONT 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 1O TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART. .FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT ...SHIFTING TO NE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-192130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST MON DEC 19 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT... HIGHER SEAS STRAITS OF FLORIDA. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N. .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 DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE