000 FZNT24 KNHC 230858 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST FRI DEC 23 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. GMZ089-231530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST FRI DEC 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE BY FRI MORNING WHERE IT WILL STALL... MOVING BACK TO THE W FRI AND SAT. A REINFORCING SURGE WILL PUSH THE FRONT EASTWARD AGAIN SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...STALLING FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE MON. $$ GMZ080-231530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST FRI DEC 23 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT TONIGHT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. AREAS OF RAIN. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-231530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING W OF 94W LATE SAT THROUGH MON... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 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 AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL SAT NIGHT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT SAT NIGHT. 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. .TUE...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ084-231530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST FRI DEC 23 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS CENTRAL WATERS SAT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE...AND BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ086-231530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST FRI DEC 23 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI NIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE SAT NIGHT. 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 LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS