000 FZNT24 KNHC 102032 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST THU DEC 10 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. GMZ089-110330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST THU DEC 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM SW FLORIDA TO 25N90W THEN STATIONARY TO A 1011 MB LOW OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 21N94W. THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TONIGHT...WHILE REMAINING NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE W HALF OF THE GULF. THE FRONT WILL THEN BEGIN TO LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT FRI REACHING THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS SAT AS LOW PRES ON THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE FRONT LIFTS NE DRAGGING A WEAK COLD FRONT E FROM NEAR MOBILE ALABAMA SW TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY SUN AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WEAKENS THROUGH MON MORNING AS ATLC HIGH PRES BUILDS SW ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH EARLY TUE. THE HIGH THEN SHIFTS E AS A STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NW GULF TUE AFTERNOON. $$ GMZ080-110330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST THU DEC 10 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 28N W OF 93W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S OF 27N DIMINISHING TO E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT E OF 94W...AND W OF 94W DIMINISHING TO NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. AREAS OF RAIN OVER W PORTION. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT FAR N PORTION NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT AND W PORTION NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E OF 94W 6 TO 9 FT IN SUBSIDING S TO SW SWELL. AREAS OF RAIN N PORTION. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PORTION. .SUN...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE PART. .MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S IN THE AFTERNOON EXCEPT NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT THROUGHOUT...EXCEPT NW OF FRONT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-110330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST THU DEC 10 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF LOW NW TO NW. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT W OF LOW 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 21N VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W SW TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 22N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 22N. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-110330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST THU DEC 10 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E TO SE SAT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT...THEN SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SAT. S OF 25N SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-110330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST THU DEC 10 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO SE 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO E TO SE SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT SAT AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PORTION. .SUN AND MON...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E LATE SUN INTO MON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PORTION. .TUE...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE