000 FZNT24 KNHC 300844 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM 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. GMZ089-301530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST TUE NOV 30 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE QUICKLY SE OFF THE TEXAS AND LOUISIANA COASTS THIS MORNING THEN RACE ACROSS THE BASIN REACHING FROM FT MEYERS TO 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...WITH SQUALLS AND TSTMS PRECEDING THE FRONT. HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SHIFT TO THE S LOUISIANA COAST LATE WED AND PROMOTE GRADUALLY VEERING AND DIMINISHING WINDS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SAT...WITH WINDS BECOMING SOUTHERLY OVER THE WESTERN WATERS THU THROUGH SAT. $$ GMZ080-301530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST TUE NOV 30 2010 ...GALE WARNING NW OF COLD FRONT... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT NEAR FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT BY TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL THEN SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 8 FT NE WATERS LATE. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT SE PORTIONS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT BY WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 7 FT LATE WED NIGHT. .THU AND FRI...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-301530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST TUE NOV 30 2010 ...GALE WARNING NW OF COLD FRONT... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT SOUTHERLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT BY WED EVENING NIGHT...AND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT OVER WATERS N OF 23N W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE WED NIGHT. .THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS E OF 93W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-301530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST TUE NOV 30 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE OF FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BY EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT S OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT .THU AND FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT S OF 25N. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N. $$ GMZ086-301530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST TUE NOV 30 2010 .TODAY THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT...THEN SHIFTING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT NW OF FRONT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT THROUGH 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...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING