000 FZNT24 KNHC 010234 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM 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. GMZ089-010930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SAT DEC 31 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW WATERS SUN MORNING REACHING FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO TAMPICO MEXICO MON MORNING...THEN FROM 30N85W TO 25N92W TO 20N97W SUN EVENING... MOVING SE OF THE AREA MON NIGHT. STRONG N WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH FROM THE NW LATE MON NIGHT. A SURFACE HIGH WILL SHIFT S TO OVER THE N CENTRAL WATERS BY MID WEEK WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OVER THE NW GULF WED AND THU. $$ GMZ080-010930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SAT DEC 31 2011 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS W OF 95W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. VISIBILITIES 3 TO 5 NM IN AREAS OF DENSE FOG W OF 95W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT SUN NIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT NW HALF MON NIGHT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF 94W SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 94W THROUGHOUT. .WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-010930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SAT DEC 31 2011 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 23N W OF 95W MON... .TONIGHT...E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 6 TO 10 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 23N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL MON NIGHT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. N OF 21N W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. E OF 94W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE WED. $$ GMZ084-010930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SAT DEC 31 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. FROM 24N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 24N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT AHEAD OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 26N LATE. .WED AND THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT THU. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE THU. $$ GMZ086-010930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SAT DEC 31 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT AHEAD OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N THU. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT S OF 25N AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 25N THU. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY