000 FZNT24 KNHC 261501 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST SUN DEC 26 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. GMZ089-262130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST SUN DEC 26 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT JUST SE OF THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO PULL AWAY FRONT THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. IN ITS WAKE...STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW DEVELOPING OVER THE WESTERN PORTION MON AFTERNOON AND OVER MUCH OF THE GULF BY THU. $$ GMZ080-262130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST SUN DEC 26 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 92W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N AND TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N LATE. E OF 92W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. LATE. .TONIGHT...W OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. E OF 92W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT...AND TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W OF 94W SE WINDS...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND THU...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEA BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-262130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST SUN DEC 26 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY...THEN DIMINISHING TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL W OF 95W. .TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT S OF 22N...AND TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 22N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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. .WED AND THU...N OF 22N W OF 94W WINDS BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-262130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST SUN DEC 26 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...W OF 87W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 87W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...W OF 87W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 87W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 5 FT S OF 25N. .THU...S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-262130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST SUN DEC 26 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT...EXCEPT N OF 28N SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT S OF 28N...AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF 28N. .MON...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT S OF 27N...AND TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. .MON NIGHT...N OF 27N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 25N DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N. .WED...SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER/AGUIRRE