000 FZNT24 KNHC 010324 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST MON NOV 30 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. GMZ089-010930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST MON NOV 30 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM PANAMA CITY FLORIDA TO 25N95W TO 19N95W. LOW PRES WILL FORM ALONG THE FRONT OVERNIGHT NEAR 96N95W THEN MOVE NE...REACHING SE LOUISIANA BY TUE NIGHT. WINDS WILL REACH GALE FORCE OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF AHEAD OF THE LOW LATE TUE THROUGH WED. THE COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE SE GULF BY THU...THEN STALL AND WEAKEN. WINDS SUBSIDE INTO THU AS HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND THE FRONT. A SECOND REINFORCING FRONT WILL PUSH OFF THE TEXAS COAST FRI NIGHT...BRINGING A NEW ROUND OF STRONG NW WINDS TO THE REGION. $$ GMZ080-010930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST MON NOV 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING TUE AFTERNOON AND NIGHT N OF 27N E OF 92W... .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF LOW PRES AND COLD FRONT E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT BY TUE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT LATE. W OF COLD FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT LATE TUE AND TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS BECOMING NUMEROUS TUE NIGHT N OF 27N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ082-010930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST MON NOV 30 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 95W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ084-010930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST MON NOV 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING N OF 27N TUE NIGHT AND WED... .TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT N OF FRONT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT LATE. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N PART. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU THROUGH SAT..NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT FRI AND SAT...EXCEPT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N FRI AND SAT. $$ GMZ086-010930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST MON NOV 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING N OF 26N WED... .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH FRONT. .TUE...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS N PART. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING W TO NW WINDS W OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU THROUGH SAT...W OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N WINDS THU NIGHT AND N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT FRI AND SAT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 25N FRI AND SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT THU. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER/CHRISTENSEN