000 FZNT24 KNHC 042116 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST FRI DEC 04 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. GMZ089-050330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST FRI DEC 04 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL LIFT N THROUGH TONIGHT. LOW PRES OFF THE SOUTHERN TEXAS COAST WILL 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 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 AND WEAKEN OVER THE NORTHERN GULF TUE. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY WED PRECEDED BY STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW. $$ GMZ080-050330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST FRI DEC 04 2009 ...GALE WARNING S OF 28N... .TONIGHT...S OF 28N N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT. N OF 28N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED SHOWERS SPREADING FROM W TO E. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING...AND TO NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE N OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-050330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST FRI DEC 04 2009 ...GALE WARNING W OF 95W... .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 AND SUN NIGHT...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. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SHIFTING TO N AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FAR NW PORTION BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. $$ GMZ084-050330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST FRI DEC 04 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N SE TO WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. VSBY BELOW 5 NM IN WIDESPREAD AREAS OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 26N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR N PORTION BECOMING NE TO E. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT TUE. .WED...N OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-050330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST FRI DEC 04 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 27N. VSBY BELOW 5 SM IN WIDESPREAD AREAS OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED SHOWERS N OF 27N. .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 AND SUN NIGHT...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. .WED...N OF 27N SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS DEVELOPING N PORTION. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE