000 FZNT24 KNHC 271526 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST MON DEC 27 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. GMZ089-272130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST MON DEC 27 2010 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE MIDWEST PART OF THE U.S WITH A RIDGE S INTO THE N CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE SE THROUGH THU AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER THE CENTRAL U.S. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO DEVELOP OVER THE W HALF AND SPREAD E TO ENTIRE AREA THU AND FRI. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE FAR NW GULF LATE FRI. $$ GMZ080-272130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST MON DEC 27 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEA BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT W OF 94W...AND 5 TO 7 FT E OF 94W. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR W PORTION DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. $$ GMZ082-272130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST MON DEC 27 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 94W WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 20N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF 94W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 94W. S OF 20N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-272130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST MON DEC 27 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL .TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL S OF 25N...AND TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 87W BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING NE TO E AND DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 5 FT S OF 25N. .THU AND FRI...S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT FRI. $$ GMZ086-272130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST MON DEC 27 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 26N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 28N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...N OF 26N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 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 TO 4 TO 7 FT FRI. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE