000 FZNT24 KNHC 121530 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST SUN DEC 12 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. GMZ089-122130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST SUN DEC 12 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE BIG BEND OF FLORIDA TO TAMPICO MEXICO THIS EVENING THEN PUSH SE OF THE GULF TONIGHT. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT E OF 90W WITH STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS ELSEWHERE BEHIND THE FRONT. WINDS DIMINISH MON AND MON NIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS SOUTHWARD. RIDGING RETURNS TUE THROUGH THU WITH S TO SW RETURN FLOW SETTING UP IN THE W GULF WED AND THU AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT. $$ GMZ080-122130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST SUN DEC 12 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT W OF 94W LATE. .MON...W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF FRONT. $$ GMZ082-122130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST SUN DEC 12 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. E OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W...AND EXCEPT N TO NE NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE THU. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR YUCATAN COAST AND S OF 21N. $$ GMZ084-122130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST SUN DEC 12 2010 ...GALE WARNING N OF 25N W OF FRONT... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 26N AND 7 TO 11 FT S OF 27N LATE. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT...AND 7 TO 11 FT S OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .THU...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-122130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST SUN DEC 12 2010 ...GALE WARNING N OF 25N W OF FRONT... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 25N NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL