000 FZNT24 KNHC 240830 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST FRI DEC 24 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. GMZ089-241530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST FRI DEC 24 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A 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 COAST. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM A LOW NEAR 28N90W TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO SAT...FROM TAMPA FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT NIGHT THEN MOVE SE OF THE AREA SUN. HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE GULF MON WITH FRESH E TO SE RETURN FLOW DEVELOPING OVER THE WESTERN GULF TUE. $$ GMZ080-241530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST FRI DEC 24 2010 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF 95W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT SAT NIGHT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN...W OF 92W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT DIMINISHING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. E OF 92W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-241530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST FRI DEC 24 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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. .TUE...N OF 20N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-241530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST FRI DEC 24 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N OF 24N BY AFTERNOON AND INCREASING TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT N OF 24N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 24N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. .MON...W OF 87W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. E OF 87W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 25N...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. $$ GMZ086-241530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST FRI DEC 24 2010 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...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...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON N OF 26N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART LATE. .SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 25N. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL