000 FZNT24 KNHC 190316 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST SAT DEC 18 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. GMZ089-190930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SAT DEC 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM NE FLORIDA SW TO 25N90W AND INTO SW BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL QUICKLY MOVE ACROSS THE REST OF THE GULF TONIGHT REACHING FROM NEAR NAPLES FLORIDA SW TO NEAR THE NORTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA BY DAYBREAK SUN...AND TO SE OF THE AREA LATER ON SUN MORNING. HIGH PRES WILL SLIDE SE INTO THE NE GULF MON ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY FLOW TO SET UP OVER THE WESTERN PORTION. A WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TO ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST BY WED MORNING...THEN PUSH S ACROSS THE GULF LATER ON WED AND THU. $$ GMZ080-190930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SAT DEC 18 2010 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 27N E OF 92W NE 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ...EXCEPT S OF 27N E OF 92W 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 1 NM IN AREAS OF DENSE FOG E OF 93W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT 2 TO 3 FT LATE. .THU...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT... EXCEPT W OF 95W EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 95W. $$ GMZ082-190930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SAT DEC 18 2010 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SUN NIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION 3 TO 4 FT FAR NW PORTION EARLY. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-190930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SAT DEC 18 2010 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 1 NM IN AREAS OF DENSE FOG N OF 26N W OF FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 26N BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N SUN NIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S N OF 25N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .TUE...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 KT LATE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 25N VARIABLE MAINLY NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING N 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-190930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SAT DEC 18 2010 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 26N DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT SUN NIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 26N BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT S OF 26N ...AND TO 1 TO 2 FT N OF 26N MON NIGHT. .TUE...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 26N VARIABLE MAINLY NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING N 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...N OF 26N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE