000 FZNT24 KNHC 142041 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST MON DEC 14 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. GMZ089-150330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST MON DEC 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE OVER THE AREA WILL WEAKEN FURTHER. A COLD FRONT OVER NORTH TEXAS WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST REACHING THE TEXAS COAST LATE TONIGHT AND EXTEND FROM SOUTHERN ALABAMA TO NEAR BROWNSVILLE TEXAS MIDDAY TUESDAY AND FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO NEAR 25N95W THEN SOUTH TO 19N96W MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. THE FRONT WILL BECOME STATIONARY HOWEVER THE FRONTAL TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN PART OF THE AREA AND EXTEND ALONG 92W SOUTH OF 26N MIDDAY THURSDAY WITH A LOW PRES DEVELOPING NEAR 26N92W. THE LOW WILL MOVE EAST TO OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA WITH FRONT SOUTH TO YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY FRIDAY. LOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST AND FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE NORTHWEST OF THE AREA WITH DIMINISHING NORTHERLY WINDS SATURDAY. $$ GMZ080-150330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST MON DEC 14 2009 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TUE NIGHT. SE OF FRONT SOUTHERLY WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 27N NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 27N W OF TROUGH N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT WITH NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...E OF 95W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO N WINDS 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 95W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO N 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITH NE SWELL. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-150330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST MON DEC 14 2009 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. WINDS SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 30 KT W OF THE FRONT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. EAST OF 94W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 23N AND 3 TO 4 FT S OF 23N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. E OF TROUGH SOUTHERLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO N 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITH N SWELL. $$ GMZ084-150330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST MON DEC 14 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO S TO SW WINDS 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE MOSTLY SW WINDS WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT NW OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT NW OF FRONT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT LATE THU. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO E WINDS 15 KT WED NIGHT THEN BECOME SE 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NW OF LOW AND FRONTAL SYSTEM NE TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF 27N AND W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SE OF LOW AND FRONTAL SYSTEM SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT WITH NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR THE FRONT AND LOW .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N AND 6 TO 8 FT WITH N SWELL S OF 25N. $$ GMZ086-150330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST MON DEC 14 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT LATE TUE AND NE TO E 10 KT TUE NIGHT EXCEPT N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF FRONT LATE TUE NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT E WINDS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO SW 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N OF 28N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO NE TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT FRI NIGHT. S OF 28N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO SW TO W 20 TO 25 KT FRI AFTERNOON THEN SHIFT TO NW 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT WITH N SWELL FRI NIGHT. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 26N. $$ FORECASTER LL