000 FZNT24 KNHC 050302 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-050930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST FRI DEC 04 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WARM FRONT FROM SOUTH CENTRAL FLORIDA TO LOW 27N90W 1011 MB WITH COLD FRONT FROM LOW TO 19N95W. LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA SATURDAY WITH COLD FRONT FROM SOUTH FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN MIDDAY SATURDAY. COLD FRONT MOVE EAST OF THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT. HIGH NORTH OF THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT WILL MOVE EAST. NEXT WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST SUNDAY NIGHT TO SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI TO THE MOUTH OF THE RIO GRANDE MIDDAY MONDAY AND BECOME DIFFUSE MONDAY NIGHT. NEXT COLD FRONT MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST TUESDAY NIGHT AND MOVE EAST AND WEAKEN REACHING FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE WED. $$ GMZ080-050930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST FRI DEC 04 2009 ...GALE WARNING S OF 28N... .TONIGHT...S OF 28N N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT. N OF 28N N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING THEN NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE N OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-050930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 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. $$ GMZ084-050930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST FRI DEC 04 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. VSBY BELOW 5 NM IN WIDESPREAD AREAS OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 26N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR N PORTION BECOMING NE TO E. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT TUE. .WED...N OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-050930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST FRI DEC 04 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 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 LL