000 FZNT24 KNHC 011502 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST TUE DEC 01 2009 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. GMZ089-012130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST TUE DEC 01 2009 .SYNOPSIS...1005 MB LOW PRESSURE OVER NW GULF NEAR 26N96W WILL DEEPEN AND MOVE NE TO INLAND LOUISIANA LATE TONIGHT DRAGGING A WARM FRONT ACROSS THE NE WATERS. FRONT EXTENDING S FROM THE LOW WILL MOVE E LATE TONIGHT AND WED THEN SLOW AND STALL BRIEFLY OVER THE EXTREME SE WATERS THU MORNING. THE FRONT WILL MOVE BACK N OVER THE GULF WATERS THU NIGHT INTO FRI. A SECOND REINFORCING FRONT WILL PUSH OFF THE TEXAS COAST FRI NIGHT ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS. $$ GMZ080-012130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST TUE DEC 01 2009 ...GALE WARNING N OF 27N E OF 92W... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF LOW PRES AND COLD FRONT E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. W OF COLD FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT EARLY TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ GMZ082-012130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST TUE DEC 01 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED...W OF FRONT NW TO WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SW OF WARM FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NE OF FRONT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...W OF COLD FRONT NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-012130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST TUE DEC 01 2009 ...GALE WARNING N OF 27N... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT LATE TONIGHT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N PART. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT...W OF NEW COLD FRONT NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-012130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST TUE DEC 01 2009 ...GALE WARNING N OF 27N... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART. .TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS N PART. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT SHIFTING TO W 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF 28N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. .FRI...N OF 24N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER