000 FZNT24 KNHC 172045 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-180330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST FRI DEC 17 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM APALACHEE BAY SW TO 27N90W...THEN STATIONARY TO NEAR TAMPICO WILL BEGIN TO MOVE SE TONIGHT...AND REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION TO TUXPAN MEXICO SAT EVENING...THEN BECOME DIFFUSE ACROSS THE S GULF FROM NEAR NAPLES TO JUST S OF TUXPAN SUN MORNING. 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 REACH SE TEXAS TUE EVENING THEN SINK SLOWLY S ACROSS THE N GULF WED. $$ GMZ080-180330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST FRI DEC 17 2010 .TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING 3 TO 4 FT LATE. NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE. .MON...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. $$ GMZ082-180330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST FRI DEC 17 2010 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT W OF 96W. WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT E OF 95W LATE TONIGHT AND N 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT TONIGHT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT W OF 95W LATE. .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 AND SUN NIGHT...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 3 TO 4 FT FAR NW PORTION EARLY. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-180330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST FRI DEC 17 2010 .TONIGHT AND SAT...SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT W WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S N OF 25N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .TUE...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 KT LATE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 25N VARIABLE MAINLY NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING N 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-180330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST FRI DEC 17 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT. .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 AND SUN NIGHT...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 7 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. .WED...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING N 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING