000 FZNT24 KNHC 080306 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST MON DEC 07 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. GMZ089-080930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST MON DEC 07 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK STATIONARY FRONT FROM SW LOUISIANA TO S TEXAS WILL GRADUALLY LIFT N THROUGH TUE NIGHT ACCOMPANIED BY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. SE TO S RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER GULF TUE AND TUE NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO NEAR 24N97W BY LATE THU...THEN BECOME STATIONARY ACROSS THE W GULF FRI AND SAT WITH POSSIBLE LOW PRES DEVELOPING ON ITS FAR W END NEAR THE TEXAS COAST WITH ANOTHER FRONT FROM N FLORIDA SW TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE SAT. $$ GMZ080-080930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST MON DEC 07 2009 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON THEN SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT OVER THE FAR W PORTION BEHIND FRONT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR W PORTION LATE TUE NIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 7 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT SAT EXCEPT W OF FRONT SHIFTING TO N TO NE SAT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-080930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST MON DEC 07 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 21N E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TUE NIGHT. S OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 21N E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 21N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT FAR W PORTION NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT FAR W PORTION 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT OVER FAR NW PORTION BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ084-080930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST MON DEC 07 2009 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT ...BECOMING SW LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT TUE NIGHT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PORTION. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISHING TO NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT BEHIND FRONT WED NIGHT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N E WINDS 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE FRI. S OF 26N E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-080930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST MON DEC 07 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING S AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON AND TO 5 TO 8 FT TUE NIGHT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ENTIRE AREA...WITH ISOLATED TSTMS N PORTION. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW OF FRONT BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT WED AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N NEAR FRONT ...ENDING WITH THE WIND SHIFT. .THU...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND S OF FRONT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MOVING RAPIDLY FROM W TO E OVER FAR N PORTION. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE