000 FZNT24 KNHC 032129 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST FRI DEC 03 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. GMZ089-040330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST FRI DEC 03 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS THROUGH SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE N GULF SAT NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM S FLORIDA TO S TEXAS LATE SUN....THEN MOVE S INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN MON NIGHT TRAILING A TROUGH NW ACROSS THE BAY OF CAMPECHE AND ALONG THE TEXAS COAST THROUGH WED. ANOTHER NORTHERLY SURGE WILL PUSH THOUGH THE AREA WED NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-040330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST FRI DEC 03 2010 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG COAST. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-040330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST FRI DEC 03 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 23N E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT N OF FRONT SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART SUN NIGHT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND WED ...W OF FRONTAL TROUGH NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT LATE. E OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. $$ GMZ084-040330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST FRI DEC 03 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE TONIGHT AND NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT SAT NIGHT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS MOVING S OF AREA BY SUNSET. .TUE AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-040330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST FRI DEC 03 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT DIMINISHING TO 1 TO 2 FT LATE. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART LATE. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT MOVING S OF AREA MON. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON