000 FZNT24 KNHC 041547 CCA OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CORRECTED NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST FRI DEC 04 2009 CORRECTED TO ADD GALE WARNING HEADLINE UNDER NW GULF 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. GMZ089-042130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST FRI DEC 04 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL LIFT N THROUGH TONIGHT. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP OFF THE SOUTHERN TEXAS COAST THIS AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE RAPIDLY NE TO THE FAR E GULF BY SAT MORNING PUSHING THE FRONT SE ACROSS THE AREA AS A COLD FRONT. 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 BY THE AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT OVER MUCH OF THE WESTERN GULF WATERS. 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 THEN EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO FAR SOUTHERN TEXAS BY MON BEFORE DISSIPATING TUE. STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW AGAIN INCREASES OVER AREA TUE. $$ GMZ080-042130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W...CORRECTED INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST FRI DEC 04 2009 ...GALE WARNING S OF 28N... .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S OF 28N W OF 95W 25 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT S OF 28N W OF 95W 9 TO 12 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S OF 27N N WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT. N OF 27N W OF 92W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. N OF 27N N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED SHOWERS SPREADING FROM W TO E. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT... SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE N OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-042130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST FRI DEC 04 2009 ...GALE WARNING W OF 95W... .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT....EXCEPT W OF 95W INCREASING TO NW TO N 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT. AREAS OF RAIN. .TONIGHT...W OF 95W N WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT. E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT 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 LATE. 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. $$ GMZ084-042130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST FRI DEC 04 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILD TO 6 TO 9 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS TSTMS NEAR LOW PRES. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 26N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-042130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST FRI DEC 04 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N. .MON...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER BARNES/AGUIRRE