000 FZNT24 KNHC 221435 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST THU DEC 22 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. GMZ089-222130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST THU DEC 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 30N92W TO 25N96W TO 22N98W WILL DRIFT E REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE THU NIGHT WHERE IT WILL STALL. THE FRONT WILL THEN SHIFT BACK TO THE W BY SAT WITH A REINFORCING SURGE SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN PUSHING IT BACK TO THE E THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...STALLING AGAIN FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE MON. $$ GMZ080-222130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST THU DEC 22 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT FRI NIGHT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. AREAS OF RAIN. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-222130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 94W LATE SAT THROUGH MON... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT S OF 21N. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 21N. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL LATE, E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 21N LATE. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT IN N SWELL. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ084-222130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST THU DEC 22 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE TONIGHT...AND BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW PART TONIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS CENTRAL WATERS EARLY. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE...AND BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ086-222130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST THU DEC 22 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI NIGHT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY