000 FZNT24 KNHC 182036 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST SAT DEC 18 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. GMZ089-190330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SAT DEC 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NEAR 25N91W TO THE W BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 19N96W IS MOVING SE NEAR 15 KT. A 1010 MB LOW PRES IS NEAR 26N84W E OF THE FRONT...WITH PRE FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING SW TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE. THE LOW WILL MOVE NE ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA TONIGHT...THEN ACCELERATE NORTHEASTWARD TO ACROSS THE NW ATLC SUN AND SUN NIGHT. IT WILL DRAG AN ASSOCIATED TROUGH ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT WHILE THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO EXTEND FROM NEAR SARASOTA TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN MORNING...THEN MOVE SE OF THE AREA BY MON MORNING. HIGH PRES WILL SLIDE SE INTO THE NE GULF MON ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY FLOW TO SET UP OVER THE WESTERN PORTION. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE N GULF COAST BY WED MORNING AND SLIDE S ACROSS THE NE GULF LATE WED AND THU. $$ GMZ080-190330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SAT DEC 18 2010 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 27N E OF 92W NE 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ...EXCEPT S OF 27N E OF 92W 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. AREAS OF FOG E PORTION. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT 2 TO 3 FT LATE. .THU...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT... EXCEPT W OF 95W EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 95W. $$ GMZ082-190330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SAT DEC 18 2010 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT W OF 96W GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 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 AND MON NIGHT...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 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION 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. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-190330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SAT DEC 18 2010 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT NW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG N OF 26N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT N OF 26N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N LATE. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S N OF 25N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .TUE...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 KT LATE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 25N VARIABLE MAINLY NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING N 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-190330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SAT DEC 18 2010 .TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING NE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS N OF 27N BY EVENING. SEAS 3 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. .THU...N OF 26N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING