000 FZNT24 KNHC 291515 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST WED DEC 29 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. GMZ089-292130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST WED DEC 29 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE EASTERN GULF WITH STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OVER THE W HALF OF THE GULF. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE E THU AND FRI AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF LATE FRI AND EXTEND FROM SE FLORIDA TO TAMPICO MEXICO SAT AND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN. $$ GMZ080-292130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST WED DEC 29 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 94W WINDS SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT FAR W PORTIONS AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .SAT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N 8 TO 10 FT S OF 27N. $$ GMZ082-292130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST WED DEC 29 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...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...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF 94W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 94W. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT OVER W PORTION 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. .SUN...SE OF FRONT WINDS E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SE OF FRONT...AND 8 TO 10 FT NW OF FRONT. $$ GMZ084-292130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST WED DEC 29 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PORTION. .THU THROUGH FRI...S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR NORTHERN PORTION. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION BEHIND FRONT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT TO 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-292130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST WED DEC 29 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU THROUGH 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 TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT S OF 26N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .SUN...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...AND N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT FAR NW PORTION BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE