000 FZNT24 KNHC 012106 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-020330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST TUE DEC 01 2009 .SYNOPSIS...1004 MB LOW PRESSURE OVER NW GULF NEAR 26N93W 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 ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WHICH SHOULD BEGIN TO DIMINISH SUN AS HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT MOVES NE AWAY FROM THE GULF. $$ GMZ080-020330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST TUE DEC 01 2009 ...GALE WARNING N OF 27N E OF 92W... .TONIGHT..WITHIN 120 NM SE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N AND ELSEWHERE E OF COLD FRONT E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT S WINDS E OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. W OF COLD FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-020330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST TUE DEC 01 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 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 THROUGH FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF WARM FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT AND FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NE OF FRONT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...W OF COLD FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-020330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST TUE DEC 01 2009 ...GALE WARNING N OF 27N... .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT LATE TONIGHT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N PART. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT...W OF NEW COLD FRONT NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT S OF 26N EARLY. $$ GMZ086-020330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST TUE DEC 01 2009 ...GALE WARNING N OF 27N... .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 AND THU NIGHT...N OF 28N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT THU NIGHT. 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 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER