000 FZNT24 KNHC 292035 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-300330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST THU DEC 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO SE TEXAS WILL SHIFT E ON FRI NIGHT ALLOWING A COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS LATE SAT NIGHT AND PASSING THROUGH THE SE GULF WATERS LATE SUN NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT MON. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETS UP OVER THE NW WATERS LATE TUE. $$ GMZ080-300330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST THU DEC 29 2011 .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT SAT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO NW 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-300330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST THU DEC 29 2011 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W MON... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT WATERS N OF 21N LATE SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON...W OF 95W NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT OVER NW PORTION NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 12 FT. .TUE...N OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ084-300330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST THU DEC 29 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITH NW SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S ON SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT SUN...AND 25 TO 30 KT ON SUN NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT SUN NIGHT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL MON NIGHT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ GMZ086-300330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST THU DEC 29 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN NW SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S ON SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S AHEAD OF FRONT THEN N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT SUN NIGHT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER NELSON