000 FZNT24 KNHC 170918 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST THU DEC 17 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. GMZ089-171530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST THU DEC 17 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A 1015 MB LOW PRES CENTER WAS NEAR 25.596W THIS MORNING...WITH A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING NE TO 28N90W THEN TO 27N84W...WITH A COLD FRONT EXTENDING S FROM THE LOW TO NEAR 18N94W. THE LOW WILL BEGIN TO PRES SHIFT NE TODAY AND REACH NEAR 28N92W THIS EVENING WITH COLD FRONT TRAILING TO 19N92W. THE LOW WILL THEN DEEPEN MORE RAPIDLY AND EXIT THE GULF NEAR BIG BEND FLORIDA WITH COLD FRONT TRAILING TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI EVENING. GALE FORCE WINDS ACROSS THE NW AND W GULF AND W OF THE FRONT S OF 28N THROUGH THIS EVENING. A REINFORCING FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW GULF FRI AND MOVE E OF GULF BY EARLY SAT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS N GULF SUN AND MON. $$ GMZ080-171530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST THU DEC 17 2009 ...GALE WARNING FROM 26N TO 28N W OF 92W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 92W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 9 FT TONIGHT. N OF 26N W OF 92W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NW TO W 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR NUMEROUS TSTMS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDE TO 7 FT FRI NIGHT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-171530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST THU DEC 17 2009 ...GALE WARNING S OF 22N W OF FRONT... .TODAY...S OF 22N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N OF 22N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOME N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT BY FRI NIGHT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-171530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST THU DEC 17 2009 .TODAY...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N OF 28N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. S OF 28N S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING SW TO W 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND SECOND COLD FRONT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 28N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT UN N SWELL. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-171530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST THU DEC 17 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SW TO W 20 TO 30 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE SAT. SEAS TO 11 FT SUBSIDE TO 7 FT LATE. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING