000 FZNT24 KNHC 202111 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST TUE DEC 20 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. GMZ089-210330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST TUE DEC 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM SW LOUISIANA TO JUST S OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS WILL REACH FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WED AND BECOME STATIONARY. THE FRONT WILL THEN RETREAT NW TO ALONG THE TEXAS COAST WED NIGHT AS WEAK LOW PRES FORMS ALONG IT E OF S TEXAS. THE LOW WILL MOVE NE TOWARDS CENTRAL LOUISIANA THU PUSHING THE FRONT BACK E AS A COLD FRONT TO A POSITION FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE ON FRI...FROM NE FLORIDA TO 25N92W THEN STATIONARY TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT...AND FROM N CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 25N89W THEN STATIONARY TO S CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE ON SUN. IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...COLD AIR MASS HIGH PRES WILL BUILD EASTWARD ACROSS THE GULF WITH STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW. $$ GMZ080-210330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST TUE DEC 20 2011 .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT... EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AND SHIFTING TO N TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND SAT...S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT N 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE FRI BEHIND FRONT. AREAS OF RAIN. .SUN...WINDS BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 28N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 28N. $$ GMZ082-210330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W SAT AND SUN... .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 21N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 21N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO N 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT S OF 21N. .FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT N 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT S OF 21N AND 3 TO 5 FT BEHIND FRONT... BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT NW TO N 30 TO 35 KT AND S OF 23N E OF FRONT N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT 10 TO 14 FT AND BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 23N E OF FRONT. $$ GMZ084-210330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST TUE DEC 20 2011 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MOVING N MAINLY E OF 88W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-210330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST TUE DEC 20 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 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ENTIRE AREA. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER N PORTION. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N. .FRI...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE