000 FZNT24 KNHC 061441 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST MON DEC 06 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. GMZ089-062130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST MON DEC 06 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TO SE TEXAS WILL MEANDER THROUGH TUE NIGHT. LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT OVER THE NW GULF WATERS EARLY WED AND MOVE SE TO NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE THU WHILE DRAGGING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE WESTERN WATERS. A RIDGE WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WITH WINDS VEERING TO THE E AND SE BY SUNRISE FRI. $$ GMZ080-062130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST MON DEC 06 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE TONIGHT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W OF STATIONARY FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT W OF DEVELOPING LOW PRES. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT WED NIGHT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED. SCATTERED TSTMS DEVELOPING WED. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO S 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-062130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST MON DEC 06 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT WED NIGHT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS DEVELOPING ALONG FRONT. .THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT THU NIGHT. E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. $$ GMZ084-062130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST MON DEC 06 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N LATE TONIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND THU...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU BECOMING SE 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT THU NIGHT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO S WED NIGHT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT THU. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-062130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST MON DEC 06 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT THU DIMINISHING TO 10 KT FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON