000 FZNT24 KNHC 200301 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST SUN DEC 19 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. GMZ089-200930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SUN DEC 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRES OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION WILL SHIFT E THROUGH TUE NIGHT...THEN A NEW HIGH CENTER BECOMES ESTABLISHED OVER THE EASTERN WATERS WED AND SLIDES W TO THE NW GULF THU AS A WEAK COLD FRONT SWEEPS S OVER THE EASTERN AND MIDDLE PORTIONS. A STRONGER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW GULF LATE FRI AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOLLOWED BY STRONG NW FLOW. $$ GMZ080-200930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SUN DEC 19 2010 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 92W NE TO E 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-200930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SUN DEC 19 2010 .TONIGHT...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS W OF 94W. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE OVERNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-200930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SUN DEC 19 2010 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N... AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...N OF 25N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E OF FRONT BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT AND NW 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E OF FRONT BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-200930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SUN DEC 19 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 26N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... SHIFTING TO NE TO E MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...AND SE 10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...AND SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...N OF 27N WINDS SHIFTING TO W TO NW 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT E OF FRONT BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT OVER N PORTION BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE