000 FZNT24 KNHC 030832 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST THU DEC 03 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. GMZ089-031530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST THU DEC 03 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM SW FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL STALL THIS AFTERNOON AND DRIFT NW TONIGHT AND FRI. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP OFF THE TEXAS COAST FRI AND MOVE E TO THE FLORIDA BIG BEND SAT DRAGGING THE FRONT E THROUGH THE ENTIRE GULF BY LATE SAT. NORTHERLY WINDS OVER THE W GULF WILL INCREASE TO GALE FORCE FRI AND FRI NIGHT THEN DIMINISH AND BECOME SOUTHERLY SUN. WEAK LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NW GULF MON WITH A NEW COLD FRONT REACHING FROM SW LOUISIANA TO 24N97W LATE MON. $$ GMZ080-031530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST THU DEC 03 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE FRI AND FRI NIGHT... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 27N THU NIGHT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS S OF 28N. AREAS OF RAIN N OF 28N. .FRI NIGHT...W OF 92W N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 17 FT. E OF 92W N WINDS INCREASING 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT. AREAS OF RAIN AND EMBEDDED SHOWERS. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 8 FT LATE. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-031530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST THU DEC 03 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI NIGHT W OF FRONT... .TODAY 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 TO 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 TO 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND 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. $$ GMZ084-031530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST THU DEC 03 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT AND LOW PRES. .SAT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 28N AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. $$ GMZ086-031530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST THU DEC 03 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N NW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. 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. .SAT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON