000 FZNT24 KNHC 300231 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-300930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST THU DEC 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE FROM 1020 MB HIGH PRES NEAR 30N83W TO SE TEXAS WILL SHIFT E ON FRI NIGHT ALLOWING FOR A WEAK COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS SAT...DISSIPATING SAT NIGHT. A MUCH STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER NW WATERS SUN REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 23N98W SUN EVENING...FROM 26N82W TO 23N95W TO 18N95W MON MORNING...PUSHING SE OF THE AREA MON EVENING. STRONG TO GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT...DIMINISHING TUE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN. $$ GMZ080-300930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST THU DEC 29 2011 .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-300930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST THU DEC 29 2011 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W MON... .TONIGHT...SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SW PART. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 21N SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON...W OF 95W NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT OVER NW PORTION LATE. 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 11 FT LATE. .TUE...N OF 22N W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. $$ GMZ084-300930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST THU DEC 29 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL LATE. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 26N LATE. $$ GMZ086-300930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST THU DEC 29 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 25N LATE TUE. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY