000 FZNT24 KNHC 272129 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-280330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST MON DEC 27 2010 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE MIDWESTERN 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...AND REACH FROM NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE SAT. $$ GMZ080-280330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST MON DEC 27 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY...THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 94W WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W PORTION S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF 94W...AND 6 TO 8 FT W OF 94W. .THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR W PORTION DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT OVER E PORTION 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. .SAT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ GMZ082-280330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST MON DEC 27 2010 .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 THROUGH 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. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W PORTING W OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 21N...EXCEPT S OF 21N 2 TO 4 FT AND W OF FRONT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BY LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ GMZ084-280330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST MON DEC 27 2010 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N E OF 87W NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT OVERNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 25N 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 87W BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING NE TO E AND DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 5 FT S OF 25N. .THU AND FRI...S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT FRI. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION BEHIND FRONT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ086-280330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST MON DEC 27 2010 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT OVERNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N...AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 27N. .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 AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 20 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N FRI. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO SE TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 26N AND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT S OF 26N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE