000 FZNT24 KNHC 211506 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST TUE DEC 21 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. GMZ089-212130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST TUE DEC 21 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE SE U.S. WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT SW INTO THE NE GULF EARLY WED THEN MOVE W WED NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE NE GULF WED NIGHT THEN E OF THE AREA THU NIGHT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE FRI AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO SAT. $$ GMZ080-212130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST TUE DEC 21 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 94W AND 2 TO 4 FT E OF 94W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...WINDS SE TO S 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ082-212130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST TUE DEC 21 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...N OF 21N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT. $$ GMZ084-212130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST TUE DEC 21 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT TO 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NE TO E THU. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT. $$ GMZ086-212130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST TUE DEC 21 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N E TO SE 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. .TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER