000 FZNT24 KNHC 270301 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM 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. GMZ089-270930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SUN DEC 26 2010 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG NW WINDS WILL CONTINUE MOST OF THE NIGHT ACROSS FAR E AND SE PORTIONS BEFORE WINDS AND SEAS BEGIN TO DIMINISH BASIN WIDE MON. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA MON THEN SINK S TO FLORIDA PANHANDLE TUE EVENING...THEN SHIFT E WED THROUGH FRI AS DEEPENING LOW PRES WITH AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE CENTRAL U.S. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR FRESH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO DEVELOP OVER THE W HALF EARLY WED AND SPREAD E TO ENTIRE AREA THU AND FRI. THIS NEXT COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FRI EVENING. $$ GMZ080-270930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SUN DEC 26 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 92W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT GRADUALLY SHIFTING E TO SE OVERNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. E OF 92W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT GRADUALLY BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NW PORTIONS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEA BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT W OF 94W...AND 5 TO 7 FT E OF 94W. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR W PORTION DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. $$ GMZ082-270930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SUN DEC 26 2010 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT GRADUALLY SHIFTING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SE HALF AND TO 4 TO 6 FT NW HALF. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 94W WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 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 21N SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-270930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SUN DEC 26 2010 .TONIGHT...E OF 88W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 13 FT E OF 87W...AND TO 8 TO 10 FT W OF 87W. .MON...W OF 87W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 87W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...W OF 87W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 87W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 5 FT S OF 25N. .THU AND FRI...S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT FRI. $$ GMZ086-270930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SUN DEC 26 2010 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SLOWLY BECOMING N WINDS 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 12 FT LATE. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 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 AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 25N DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TUE NIGHT. 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 AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT FRI. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING