000 FZNT24 KNHC 300848 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST FRI DEC 30 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. GMZ089-301530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST FRI DEC 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE FROM 1021 MB HIGH PRES OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA TO SW GULF WILL SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH SAT NIGHT ALLOWING FOR A WEAK COLD FRONT TO ENTER THE FAR NW GULF EARLY ON SUN. THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY MOVE ACROSS THE GULF...AND REACH FROM N CENTRAL FLORIDA TO TAMPICO MEXICO BY LATE SUN...FROM NEAR NAPLES FLORIDA TO 26N82W TO 24N89W TO 18N95W BY EARLY MON...THEN SE OF THE AREA MON AFTERNOON. STRONG TO GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT...DIMINISHING TUE AS HIGH PRES SETTLES IN ACROSS THE AREA. $$ GMZ080-301530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST FRI DEC 30 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W BECOMING S TO SW LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR W PART. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT EARLY...THEN N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EARLY...THEN BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF 26N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE EARLY...THEN N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT N OF 28N SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AND SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT NW OVER PORTION. $$ GMZ082-301530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W MON... .TODAY...N OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR NW PART. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS W PART. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...W OF 95W NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT 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 TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT IN THE AFTERNOON DIMINISHING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT N OF 22N AND TO NE 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL...EXCEPT S OF 22N 8 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ084-301530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST FRI DEC 30 2011 .TODAY...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS SHIFTING TO W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N WINDS BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NE PART VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N OF 24N WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL LATE. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL S OF 26N...AND TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 26N. $$ GMZ086-301530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST FRI DEC 30 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 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...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. 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 AGUIRRE