000 FZNT24 KNHC 111511 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST SAT DEC 11 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. GMZ089-112130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST SAT DEC 11 2010 .SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW IN THE NW GULF WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WHICH MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR APALACHEE BAY FLORIDA TO 21N97W SUN MORNING AND MOVE SE OF THE GULF SUN NIGHT. STRONG N WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL DIMINISH LATE SUN NIGHT AND MON. RIDGING RETURNS OVER THE CENTRAL GULF TUE AND WED. $$ GMZ080-112130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST SAT DEC 11 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT SUN NIGHT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE TUE AND WED. $$ GMZ082-112130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST SAT DEC 11 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 23N W OF 94W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. E OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W...AND EXCEPT N TO NE NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR YUCATAN COAST. $$ GMZ084-112130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST SAT DEC 11 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...SHIFTING NW 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS N OF 25N. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL SUN NIGHT. SE OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. $$ GMZ086-112130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST SAT DEC 11 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS N OF 25N. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL SUN NIGHT. SE OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS EARLY BECOMING N 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 10 KT N OF 26N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL