000 FZNT24 KNHC 311507 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST SAT DEC 31 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. GMZ089-312130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST SAT DEC 31 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW WATERS LATE TONIGHT AND REACH FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE MON AND MOVE SE OF AREA MON EVENING. STRONG N WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH FROM THE NW LATE MON. A SURFACE HIGH WILL SHIFT S OVER THE N CENTRAL WATERS BY MID WEEK WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OVER THE NW GULF. $$ GMZ080-312130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST SAT DEC 31 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. VISIBILITIES 3-5 NM IN AREAS OF DENSE FOG W OF 95W TONIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT SE PART EARLY TUE. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-312130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST SAT DEC 31 2011 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 23N W OF 95W MON... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON...S OF 23N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...S OF 21N W OF 93W NW TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-312130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST SAT DEC 31 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TONIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 24N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT LATE SUN NIGHT. FROM 27N TO 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO FT. S OF 25N NE TO WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WATERS N OF 26N TUE NIGHT. .WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ086-312130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST SAT DEC 31 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN TUE EVENING. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL FLORIDA STRAITS EARLY WED. $$ FORECASTER NELSON