000 FZNT24 KNHC 220256 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST WED DEC 21 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. GMZ089-220930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST WED DEC 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR 30N89W TO WEAK LOW PRES NEAR 26N97W TO 22N98W...AND HAS BEGUN TO DRIFT TOWARD THE NW THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL LIFT NW TO THE LOUISIANA AND TEXAS COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT...THEN WILL PUSH BACK OFF THE COAST THU MORNING...REACHING FROM MOBILE BAY TO NEAR 20N97W FRI EVENING THEN STALL ACROSS THE SW GULF WHILE MOVING SLOWLY SE TO N FLORIDA NEAR 29N83W FRI NIGHT. A STRONGER FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE THROUGH THE GULF LATE SAT AND SUN...STALLING AND WEAKENING FROM W CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE NW YUCATAN PENINSULA MON. $$ GMZ080-220930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST WED DEC 21 2011 .TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND NEW FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. AREAS OF RAIN. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-220930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST WED DEC 21 2011 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 94.5W LATE SAT THROUGH MON... .TONIGHT...E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 92W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT LESS THAN 3 FT S OF 21N. W OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 22N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 24N W OF 94.5W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT N OF 21N LATE. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 14 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ084-220930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST WED DEC 21 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .SUN AND MON...E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ086-220930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST WED DEC 21 2011 .TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT NW PORTION THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU. S OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING