000 FZNT24 KNHC 120320 CCA OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. GMZ089-120930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1130 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING SE OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS EVENING WILL RACE SE OVERNIGHT AND REACH FROM NEAR APALACHEE BAY FLORIDA TO 22N98W SUN MORNING...REACH FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN EVENING AND EXIT THE GULF TO THE SE BY BY MIDNIGHT SUN NIGHT. NEAR GALE TO GALE FORCE NW TO N WINDS WILL PREVAIL BEHIND THE FRONT THEN DIMINISH W TO E SUN EVENING THROUGH MON EVENING. RIDGING RETURNS OVER THE CENTRAL GULF TUE AND WED. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE NW GULF THU. $$ GMZ080-120930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1130 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010 .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SW WIND WAVES BUILDING BEHIND FRONT TO 6 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL BY EVENING SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT SUN NIGHT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT WED. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-120930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1130 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT NW PORTIONS LATE...AND NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL N OF 20N AND 7 TO 11 FT S OF 20N. 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. $$ GMZ084-120930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1130 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010 ...GALE WARNING N OF 25N... .TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...SHIFTING NW 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 26N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT AND GUSTY N OF 25N BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL SUN NIGHT. SE OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 27N AND 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL S OF 27N. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-120930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1130 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010 ...GALE WARNING N OF 25N... .TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT AHEAD OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT AND GUSTY N OF 25N BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 12 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL SUN NIGHT. SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE N OF 25N EARLY GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT AREA WIDE BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST S OF 26N. .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 STRIPLING