000 FZNT24 KNHC 170918 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST FRI DEC 17 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. GMZ089-171530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST FRI DEC 17 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS WILL EXTEND FROM APALACHICOLA BAY TO TAMPICO MEXICO SAT MORNING...AND BECOME DIFFUSE FROM THE FLORIDA BID BEND REGION SW ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF SUN MORNING BEFORE MOVING SE OF THE AREA. HIGH PRES WILL SLIDE SE INTO THE NE GULF MON ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY FLOW TO SET UP OVER THE WESTERN PORTION. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH EASTERN TEXAS TUE. $$ GMZ080-171530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST FRI DEC 17 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NW OF FRONT N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE. .MON...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-171530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST FRI DEC 17 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI NIGHT. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT TO 4 FT FAR NW PORTIONS EARLY. $$ GMZ084-171530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST FRI DEC 17 2010 .TODAY...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE BEHIND FRONT FRI. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT FRI. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT W WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S N OF 25N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .TUE...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 KT LATE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 4 TO 5 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. S OF 25N VARIABLE MAINLY NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-171530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST FRI DEC 17 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT FRI NIGHT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N LATE FRI NIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS N OF 27N BY EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .TUE...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 26N VARIABLE MAINLY NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS