000 FZNT24 KNHC 070932 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST TUE DEC 07 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. GMZ089-071530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST TUE DEC 07 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE BAY OF CAMPECHE NW TO SE TEXAS THROUGH TONIGHT. LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE NW GULF NEAR 27N94W EARLY WED WITH A WARM FRONT TO 27N90W...THEN QUICKLY MOVE SE TO YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE THU DRAGGING THE FRONT SOUTHEASTWARD AS COLD FRONT THROUGH THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE GULF. A RIDGE WILL REBUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF FRONT WITH WINDS VEERING TO E AND SE EARLY FRI. SOUTHERLY FLOW INCREASE SAT IN ADVANCE OF NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW GULF LATE ON SAT. $$ GMZ080-071530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST TUE DEC 07 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 27N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 94W WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT EARLY...THEN N 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. N OF FRONT WARM FRONT WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT AND E OF LOW SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT EARLY WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT WED NIGHT. AREAS OF RAIN W OF 94W EARLY WED. .THU...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E EARLY AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...THEN SHIFTING TO S LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT TO 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N. .FRI...WINDS SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...WINDS BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-071530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST TUE DEC 07 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF RAIN W OF 95W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY...THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT WED NIGHT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT EARLY ...THEN TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. 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 3 FT LATE. .SAT...S WINDS 1O TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 22N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT N OF 23N 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-071530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST TUE DEC 07 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFT S WED NIGHT THEN BECOME NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILD TO 8 FT THU. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT N OF FRONT. $$ GMZ086-071530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST TUE DEC 07 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N ...AND TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N TONIGHT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU...THEN SHIFTING TO SE FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILD TO 8 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE