000 FZNT24 KNHC 251523 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST SUN DEC 25 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. GMZ089-252130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WARM FRONT FROM 29N83W TO LOW PRES 1019 MB AT 28N94W THEN STATIONARY FRONT 19N94W. GALE FORCE WIND BEHIND STATIONARY FRONT S OF 25N W OF 95W THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. REINFORCING SURGE MON MOVE FRONT E REACHING FROM 30N87W TO NW YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY TUE AND FROM S FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN LATE TUE THEN MOVE OUT OF GULF TUE NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-252130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF STATIONARY FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W 92W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 94W AND 2 FT W OF 94W. .WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THU INCREASING TO 20 KT W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-252130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING W OF 95W... .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF STATIONARY FRONT. .TONIGHT AND MON...S OF 23N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 23N W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE... N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TUE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-252130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT N OF 25N TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 28N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S AT 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT MON NIGHT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING SW MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 KT N OF 24N WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO LESS THAN 2 FT N OF 25N LATE. .THU...N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 24N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-252130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 28N SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT MON NIGHT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT S OF 26N. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS N OF 27N. .THU...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES