000 FZNT24 KNHC 010902 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST TUE DEC 01 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. GMZ089-011530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST TUE DEC 01 2009 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE NW GULF WATERS WILL MOVE NE TO INLAND LOUISIANA TONIGHT DRAGGING A WARM FRONT ACROSS THE NE WATERS. A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING S FROM THE LOW WILL MOVE E LATE TONIGHT AND WED THEN SLOW AND STALL BRIEFLY OVER THE EXTREME SE WATERS THU MORNING. THE FRONT WILL MOVE BACK N OVER THE GULF WATERS THU NIGHT INTO FRI. A SECOND REINFORCING FRONT WILL PUSH OFF THE TEXAS COAST FRI NIGHT ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS. $$ GMZ080-011530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST TUE DEC 01 2009 ...GALE WARNING N OF 27N E OF 92W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF LOW PRES AND COLD FRONT E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT LATE. W OF COLD FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EARLY TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ GMZ082-011530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST TUE DEC 01 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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...W OF FRONT NW TO WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SW OF WARM FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NE OF FRONT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...W OF COLD FRONT NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-011530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST TUE DEC 01 2009 ...GALE WARNING N OF 27N... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT LATE TONIGHT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N PART. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND NEW COLD FRONT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT...W OF NEW COLD FRONT NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-011530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST TUE DEC 01 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N WED... .TODAY...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. .TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS N PART. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT SHIFTING TO W 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. .FRI...N OF 24N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON