000 FZNT24 KNHC 052106 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CORRECTED NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST SAT DEC 05 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. GMZ089-060330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SAT DEC 05 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT SWEEPING SE OF AREA THIS EVENING. HIGH PRES N OF AREA BEHIND FRONT MOVES E. WEAK FRONT MOVES OFF TEXAS COAST MON...STALLS ALONG COASTAL WATERS LATE MON AND MOVES N OF THE AREA TUE WITH INCREASING S TO SW WINDS LATE TUE AND EARLY WED. COLD FRONT MOVES OFF TEXAS COAST WED AND EXTENDS FROM FL PANHANDLE TO 23N97W BY LATE WED. FRONT STALLS FROM SW FLORIDA TO 24N97W BY LATE THU. $$ GMZ080-060330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SAT DEC 05 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FT LATE. E OF 95W NE WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 94W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 94W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 10 TO 15 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT N OF 28N. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 20 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ082-060330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SAT DEC 05 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF 94W NE WINDS BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING SE 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S AND INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT N OF 23N TUE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT TUE. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N 20 KT FAR NW PORTION LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT BAY OF CAMPECHE. $$ GMZ084-060330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SAT DEC 05 2009 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 27N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 27N SUBSIDING SUN NIGHT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N LATE TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-060330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SAT DEC 05 2009 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 27N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...N OF 26N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER COBB