000 FZNT24 KNHC 080314 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM 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. GMZ089-080930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST TUE DEC 07 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH WILL MEANDER JUST OFFSHORE OF THE COASTS FROM SE TEXAS TO THE FAR W BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT. DEVELOPING LOW PRES ACROSS N TEXAS TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO THE CENTRAL TEXAS COAST OVERNIGHT AND DEEPEN ALONG THE FRONTAL TROUGH NEAR 28N95W BY WED MORNING. THE LOW WILL MOVE QUICKLY SE TO N OF THE YUCATAN CHANNEL BY THU MORNING AND DRAG A NEW COLD FRONT ACROSS THE N AND W GULF. THE FRONT AND LOW WILL EXIT THE BASIN TO THE SE THU NIGHT AS A RIDGE REBUILDS ACROSS THE AREA... WITH WINDS VEERING QUICKLY TO S ON FRI. THE SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE FRI NIGHT AND SAT IN ADVANCE OF NEXT COLD FRONT. THIS NEXT STRONG ARCTIC FRONT WILL BLAST ACROSS THE NW GULF SAT NIGHT AND REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO TAMPICO SUN MORNING AND MOVE SE OF AREA SUN NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-080930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST TUE DEC 07 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUN... .TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 5 FT LATE. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS DEVELOPING LATE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF DEVELOPING LOW PRES N TO NE WINDS N 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. NE OF DEVELOPING LOW NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF LOW AND FRONTS SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE THU NIGHT. .FRI...WINDS SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .SAT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. $$ GMZ082-080930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST TUE DEC 07 2010 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NW PORTIONS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PORTIONS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL WED NIGHT. SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT EARLY AND BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL 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 INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT NW WATERS FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .SAT...S OF 22N S WINDS 1O TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 22N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ084-080930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST TUE DEC 07 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N OF SUN... .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT TO 5 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF LOW AND DEVELOPING COLD FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT WED NIGHT. S OF LOW S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW TO W WED EVENING THEN SHIFTING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND LOW AND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT THU. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL S OF 24N. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AHEAD OF FRONT BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT W OF FRONT SAT NIGHT. .SUN...N OF 27N NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. S OF 27N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. $$ GMZ086-080930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST TUE DEC 07 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N ON SUN... .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED EVENING BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FT THU. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI NIGHT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW SAT AFTERNOON...INCREASING 15 TO 25 KT LATE SAT NIGHT OVER NW PART. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT NW PART. .SUN...N OF 27N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 8 TO 18 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 27N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING 7 TO 17 FT BEHIND FRONT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING