000 FZNT24 KNHC 210309 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-210930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 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. $$ GMZ080-210930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST MON DEC 20 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 93W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT NE PORTION. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT W OF 94W...AND 1 TO 2 FT E OF 94W. .THU...WINDS SE TO S 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...WIND BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW OF FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT... EXCEPT W OF FRONT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ082-210930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST MON DEC 20 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 TO N AND INCREASING TO 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. $$ GMZ084-210930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST MON DEC 20 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 19 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-210930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 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...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS INCREASING TO 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 AGUIRRE