000 FZNT24 KNHC 142032 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST TUE DEC 14 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. GMZ089-150330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST TUE DEC 14 2010 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH N FLOW OVER THE EASTERN GULF CONTINUES TO DIMINISH AS HIGH PRES OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY SHIFTS E TOWARD FLORIDA BY LATE WED. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE PRIMARILY OVER THE WESTERN GULF WED INTO FRI BETWEEN AS LOW PRES DIGS INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE NORTHERN GULF FRI...REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE SW GULF BY EARLY SAT...THEN EXIT THE GULF BY EARLY SUN. $$ GMZ080-150330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST TUE DEC 14 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT WED AND WED NIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI AND SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT BY FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BY SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT FRI. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-150330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST TUE DEC 14 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ084-150330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST TUE DEC 14 2010 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. N OF 26N SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N W OF 87W LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 25N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 88W LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. $$ GMZ086-150330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST TUE DEC 14 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 26N SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 26N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N. .WED NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...THEN SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 27N SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN