000 FZNT24 KNHC 130846 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST MON DEC 13 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. GMZ089-131530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST MON DEC 13 2010 .SYNOPSIS...GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE N CENTRAL AND E GULF WATERS BEHIND AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL PERSIST TODAY DIMINISHING TONIGHT. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH FROM W TO E TUE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS SOUTHWARD. HIGH PRES FORMS E OF FLORIDA LATE WED AND THU WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING ALONG 25N THU AND FRI ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE OVER THE W GULF. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE NORTHERN GULF LATE THU WHERE IT WILL STALL FRI DISSIPATING BY LATE FRI. $$ GMZ080-131530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST MON DEC 13 2010 .TODAY...W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. E OF 94W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL TUE NIGHT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT...AND BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-131530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST MON DEC 13 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT E OF 94W AND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT W OF 94W TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU...THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI. $$ GMZ084-131530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST MON DEC 13 2010 ...GALE WARNING N OF 24N... .TODAY...N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 15 FT LATE. S OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST S OF 25N...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 26N AND 7 TO 11 FT S OF 26N LATE. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE...AND 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 26N BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N THROUGHOUT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW NORTH OF 26N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-131530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST MON DEC 13 2010 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS EARLY. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 13 FT LATE. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE N OF 25N LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE THU...THEN DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT FRI. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY