000 FZNT24 KNHC 022102 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST WED DEC 02 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. GMZ089-030330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST WED DEC 02 2009 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES MOVES NE OVER THE MID MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO RIVER VALLEYS THIS EVENING DRAGGING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE E GULF WATERS. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THU. THE FRONT WILL MOVE BACK N OVER THE GULF WATERS THU NIGHT INTO FRI. LOW PRES DEVELOPS OFF THE TEXAS COAST FRI AND MOVES TO NEAR TAMPA FLORIDA BY LATE SAT DRAGGING A STRONGER REINFORCING FRONT ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY LATE SAT ACCOMPANIED BY NORTHERLY GALES LATE FRI AND FRI NIGHT W OF THE FRONT. WINDS DIMINISH AND VEER TO THE NE TO E SUN. WEAK LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER THE NW GULF MON WITH COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM SW LOUISIANA TO 24N97W LATE MON. $$ GMZ080-030330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST WED DEC 02 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE FRI AND FRI NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N AND DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 27N THU NIGHT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS S OF 28N. AREAS OF RAIN N OF 28N. .FRI NIGHT...W OF 92W N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 16 FT. E OF 92W N WINDS INCREASING 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT. AREAS OF RAIN AND EMBEDDED SHOWERS. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 8 FT LATE. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-030330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST WED DEC 02 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI NIGHT N OF FRONT W OF 95W... .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 20 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT LATE FRI. S OF FRONT VARIABLE N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT W OF 95W N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...BUILDING 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING 7 TO 12 FT LATE. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT...SUBSIDING 7 TO 12 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-030330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST WED DEC 02 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DECREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NEAR FRONT AND LOW PRES. AREAS OF RAIN NW OF FRONT. .SAT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 28N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 28N. $$ GMZ086-030330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST WED DEC 02 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO W 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING 8 TO 11 FT TONIGHT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 28N NW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU NIGHT. S OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS LATE FRI. .SAT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT....HIGHEST S PORTION. .MON...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER COBB