000 FZNT24 KNHC 231507 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST THU DEC 23 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. GMZ089-232130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST THU DEC 23 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM TAMPA BAY TO 27N90W WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA TONIGHT WHILE THE STATIONARY PORTION OF THE FRONT FROM 27N90W TO PORT LAVACA TEXAS DISSIPATES. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY SAT. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT AND DEEPEN AS IT TRACKS E ALONG THE GULF COASTAL PLAIN. 1008 MB LOW PRES WILL LIE NEAR 29N87W WITH A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING NE INTO THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND A COLD FRONT EXTENDING SW THROUGH 24N90W TO 18N96W SAT EVENING BEFORE THE ENTIRE SYSTEM MOVES E OF THE AREA SUN. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT MON. $$ GMZ080-232130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST THU DEC 23 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 28N W OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W OF 95W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN...W OF 92W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT DIMINISHING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. E OF 92W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-232130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST THU DEC 23 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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 AND FRI NIGHT...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 LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 22N LATE. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-232130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST THU DEC 23 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N OF 24N BY AFTERNOON AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 120 NM SE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. .MON...W OF 87W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. E OF 87W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ GMZ086-232130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST THU DEC 23 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON AND BECOMING SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER