000 FZNT24 KNHC 130332 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM CST SUN DEC 12 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. GMZ089-130930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1130 PM CST SUN DEC 12 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT HAS RACED ACROSS THE GULF AND EXTENDED FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO ALONG THE FAR W COAST OF CUBA...ACROSS N PORTIONS OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND INTO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT WITH GALE FORCE WINDS TO CONTINUE BEHIND THE FRONT E OF 90W THROUGH LATE MON MORNING...AND STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS ELSEWHERE BEHIND THE FRONT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH FROM W TO E MON AND MON NIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS SOUTHWARD. RIDGING RETURNS TUE THROUGH THU WITH S TO SW RETURN FLOW SETTING UP IN THE W GULF WED AND THU AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT...WHICH WILL DRAG ALONG THE N GULF COASTAL WATERS FRI. $$ GMZ080-130930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1130 PM CST SUN DEC 12 2010 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FAR W PORTIONS LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT W OF 94W. .MON...W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S SWELL. .FRI...N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-130930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1130 PM CST SUN DEC 12 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT BAY OF CAMPECHE...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT NW PORTIONS LATE. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST NE PART. S OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 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 AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR YUCATAN COAST AND S OF 21N. $$ GMZ084-130930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1130 PM CST SUN DEC 12 2010 ...GALE WARNING N OF 24N W OF FRONT... .TONIGHT...N OF 24N NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 17 FT. S OF 24N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 26N AND 7 TO 11 FT S OF 27N LATE. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT...AND 7 TO 11 FT S OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .THU...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT N OF FRONT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-130930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1130 PM CST SUN DEC 12 2010 ...GALE WARNING N OF 23N W OF FRONT... .TONIGHT...N OF 23N NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS BUILDING 12 TO 18 FT. S OF 23N NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE THROUGH STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 25N NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING