000 FZNT24 KNHC 032101 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-040330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST THU DEC 03 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM NAPLES FLORIDA TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL BECOME STATIONARY TONIGHT. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP OFF THE TEXAS COAST FRI AND MOVE E TO THE FLORIDA BIG BEND SAT PUSHING THE FRONT E THROUGH THE ENTIRE GULF BY LATE SAT. STRONG PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE LOW AND STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING SE ACROSS THE GULF BEHIND THE FRONT WILL LEAD TO WINDS REACHING GALE FORCE FRI AND FRI NIGHT. WINDS THEN DIMINISH AND BECOME SOUTHERLY OVER THE WESTERN PORTION SUN IN RESPONSE TO WEAK LOW PRES THAT TRACKS NE ALONG THE NE TEXAS COAST SUN AND MON. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL BECOME DIFFUSE OVER THE NW GULF MON AND TUE. $$ GMZ080-040330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST THU DEC 03 2009 ...GALE WARNING W OF 95W... .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT W OF 95W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT W OF 95W IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF RAIN MAINLY W PORTION. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 92W N WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT. N OF 27N W OF 92W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. N OF 27N E OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 20 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N E OF 92W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF RAIN AND EMBEDDED SHOWERS SPREADING FROM W TO E. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING 5 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-040330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST THU DEC 03 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI NIGHT INTO SAT W OF 95W... .TONIGHT AND 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 IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT W OF 95W N WINDS...INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 22N W OF 95W NW TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-040330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST THU DEC 03 2009 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY...THEN BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT...INCREASING TO N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT AND WITH THE LOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 28N...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. $$ GMZ086-040330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST THU DEC 03 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. S OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 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 AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 1O TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. $$ FORECASTER JA