000 FZNT24 KNHC 310255 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST THU DEC 30 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. GMZ089-310930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG SE TO S WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE GULF AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE INTO INTO THE NW GULF FRI NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM MOBILE BAY TO VERACRUZ MEXICO BY LATE SAT...AND FROM THE BIG BEND AREA OF FLORIDA TO 22N95W TO 18N94W BY LATE SUN. WINDS WILL START TO DIMINISH BY EARLY MON AS THE UPPER SUPPORT LIFTS OUT AND THE FRONT STALLS AND DISSIPATES FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE SW GULF. LIGHT TO MODERATE E TO SE FLOW WILL DOMINATE TUE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN ATLC. $$ GMZ080-310930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 28N AND 8 TO 11 FT S OF 28N. .MON...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-310930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 21N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N. .FRI...W OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 21N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N. .FRI NIGHT...W OF 95W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 21N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N. .SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 21N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 22N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 22N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...S OF 22N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 22N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-310930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 28N FRI NIGHT. .SAT...S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-310930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 .TONIGHT AND FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND THE FRONT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL