000 FZNT24 KNHC 301939 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST TUE NOV 30 2010 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. GMZ089-010330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST TUE NOV 30 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO TAMPICO MEXICO WILL SHIFT SE...AND REACH FROM FT MEYERS FLORIDA TO TH NE YUCATAN PENINSULA WED MORNING...THEN MOVE THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND THE YUCATAN CHANNEL BY WED EVENING. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT W OF 90W THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN ALL BUT THE FAR SE GULF THROUGH FRI AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. LIGHT TO MODERATE FLOW WILL PREVAIL SAT AND SUN AS HIGH PRES WEAKENS AND SHIFTS INTO THE NE GULF. $$ GMZ080-010330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST TUE NOV 30 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT SE PORTIONS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT BY WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 7 FT LATE WED NIGHT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-010330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST TUE NOV 30 2010 ...GALE WARNING S OF 22N... .TONIGHT...S OF 22N NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N OF 22N N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. N OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BY WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT WED NIGHT. .THU THROUGH SUN...E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT ALONG THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-010330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST TUE NOV 30 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT S OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT S OF 25N. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF 25N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 25N. $$ GMZ086-010330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST TUE NOV 30 2010 .TONIGHT AND WED...NW OF FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. S OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND THE FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT TONIGHT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 25N FRI. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING FRI TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 25N. .SAT AND SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN