000 FZNT24 KNHC 290910 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST THU DEC 29 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. GMZ089-291530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST THU DEC 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS...1022 MB HIGH PRES NEAR 30N86W WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT NE THROUGH SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS LATE SAT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT SUN AND MON USHERING IN MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. $$ GMZ080-291530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST THU DEC 29 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT SAT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ082-291530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST THU DEC 29 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT TONIGHT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT N OF 21N LATE. $$ GMZ084-291530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST THU DEC 29 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE SUN. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT SUN. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT LATE. $$ GMZ086-291530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST THU DEC 29 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT TONIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER DGS