000 FZNT24 KNHC 212056 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-220330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM 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...THEN MOVING EAST OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-220330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST TUE DEC 21 2010 .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 94W AND 2 TO 4 FT E OF 94W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...WINDS SE TO S 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT...THEN 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-220330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST TUE DEC 21 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...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. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 22N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 22N SUN NIGHT. $$ GMZ084-220330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST TUE DEC 21 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT TO 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NE TO E THU. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. $$ GMZ086-220330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST TUE DEC 21 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W 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 THROUGH THU NIGHT...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. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL