000 FZNT24 KNHC 200258 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM 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. GMZ089-200930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST MON DEC 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW PREVAIL ACROSS GULF WATERS AHEAD OF A WEAK COLD FRONT FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY TUE. THE FRONT WILL REACH A POSITION FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE NIGHT...AND BECOME QUASI-STATIONARY FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE WED. THE FRONT WILL THEN RETREAT NW TOWARDS THE NE MEXICO AND THE TEXAS COAST WED AND WED NIGHT AS WEAK LOW PRES FORMS ALONG IT NEAR SOUTHERN TEXAS. THE LOW WILL MOVE NE TOWARDS S CENTRAL LOUISIANA IN THU PUSHING THE FRONT EASTWARD AS A COLD FRONT TO A POSITION FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE ON FRI...THEN WEAKEN FROM N CENTRAL FLORIDA TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT. COLD HIGH PRES WILL USHER IN NORTHERLY FLOW INTO THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. $$ GMZ080-200930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST MON DEC 19 2011 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING SW JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... SHIFTING TO NE TO E WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N...AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 27N. $$ GMZ082-200930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST MON DEC 19 2011 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 21N W 95W SAT... .TONIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE 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 E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT EXCEPT N WINDS 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 21N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 21N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING N 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 21N AND 1 TO 3 FT S OF 21N. .FRI...W OF FRONT N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT LATE. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 21N AND 1 TO 2 FT S OF 21N. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ084-200930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST MON DEC 19 2011 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR NW PORTION TUE NIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED NIGHT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART. .FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-200930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST MON DEC 19 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT... HIGHER SEAS STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS S OF 25N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR