000 FZNT24 KNHC 122050 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST SAT DEC 12 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. GMZ089-130330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SAT DEC 12 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA NW TO 28N88W WHERE IT BECOMES A WARM FRONT TO A 1015 MB LOW NEAR 27N96W. A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE LOW SW TO 21N97W. THE LOW WILL TRACK NNE PULLING THE WARM FRONT N AND INLAND THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT...WHILE THE WEAK COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE SW TO NEAR S TEXAS BY EARLY SUN EVENING. THE FRONT THEN DISSIPATES INTO MON MORNING AS ATLC HIGH PRES BUILDS SW ACROSS THE AREA WITH RETURN FLOW OVER THE AREA. THE HIGH THEN SHIFTS E TUE AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE MON NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM N CENTRAL FLORIDA TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE TUE...AND WEAKEN FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WED AND THU AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE GULF. $$ GMZ080-130330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SAT DEC 12 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...THEN BECOMING S 10 KT E OF 93W OVERNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL... SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT E OF 93W OVERNIGHT. W OF COLD FRONT NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N AND TO N TO NE S OF 27N OVERNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL EARLY...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. WIDESPREAD AREAS OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND N OF WARM FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG COLD FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... BECOMING NE TO E SUN NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE PART. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FAR N PORTION THU. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FAR N PORTION THU. $$ GMZ082-130330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SAT DEC 12 2009 .TONIGHT...E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... EXCEPT N OF 23N 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 93W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. E OF FRONT LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 20N 2 TO 3 FT...AND N OF 23N BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ084-130330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SAT DEC 12 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 87W SE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF 87W 6 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING T0 4 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF RAIN ALONG AND N OF FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT... BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND THU...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL THU. $$ GMZ086-130330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SAT DEC 12 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SWELL. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF RAIN N OF 27N EARLY...BECOMING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. AREAS OF RAIN N PORTION...BECOMING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS MON. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT TUE AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT NW OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT NW OF FRONT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT NW OF FRONT LATE. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND THU...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL THU. ISOLATED SHOWERS ENTIRE AREA. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE