000 FZNT24 KNHC 112129 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-120330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE 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. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE NW GULF THU. $$ GMZ080-120330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010 .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT SUN NIGHT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT WED. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-120330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 23N W OF 94W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. 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 AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .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 AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR YUCATAN COAST. $$ GMZ084-120330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...SHIFTING NW 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS N OF 25N. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL SUN NIGHT. SE OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 27N AND 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL S OF 27N. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-120330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010 .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. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 14 FT. .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 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL