000 FZNT24 KNHC 202045 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST MON DEC 20 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. GMZ089-210330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST MON DEC 20 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE SE U.S. WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT SW INTO THE NE GULF EARLY WED THEN SLIDE W WED NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE S ACROSS THE NE PORTION EARLY THU...AND REACH FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST TO CENTRAL FLORIDA THU EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING. A STRONGER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW GULF FRI AFTERNOON FOLLOWED BY STRONG NW FLOW. THIS FRONT WILL REACH FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO BY EARLY SAT...THEN MOVE SE OF THE AREA LATE SAT. $$ GMZ080-210330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST MON DEC 20 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 93W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT NW OF FRONT FRI EVENING AND NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT NW OF FRONT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ082-210330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST MON DEC 20 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE NE PORTIONS...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING NEAR THE COASTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT WED. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT... SE OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT WINDS SHIFTING N 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N W OF 96W INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT...AND BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ084-210330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST MON DEC 20 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 19 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-210330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST MON DEC 20 2010 .TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT... BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE IN NW SWELL. SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING