000 FZNT24 KNHC 061434 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST SUN DEC 06 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. GMZ089-062130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST SUN DEC 06 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT TO THE NE AND BECOME CENTERED OVER THE U.S. MID ATLANTIC REGION TONIGHT THROUGH MON AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST...WHERE IT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE BY TUE. RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE GULF TUE AND WED AS A STRONGER COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE TEXAS COAST. THE FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GULF WED THROUGH THU...TO NEAR 27N82W TO 23N93W BY THU AFTERNOON. $$ GMZ080-062130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST SUN DEC 06 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 94W AND 2 TO 4 FT E OF 94W BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE MON NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ082-062130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST SUN DEC 06 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 23N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 21N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 21N MON NIGHT AND TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 21N BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT MON NIGHT AND TUE...AND S OF 20N 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT WED NIGHT. E OF FRONT N OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED NIGHT. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING VARIABLE WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-062130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST SUN DEC 06 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N AND 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL S OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 26N W OF 88W LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE MON NIGHT. .TUE...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TUE NIGHT. S OF 26N SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE W OF FRONT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE W OF FRONT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-062130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST SUN DEC 06 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT TONIGHT...AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 25N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF 25N AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 25N. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N TUE NIGHT. .WED...N OF 26N S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF FRONT LATE WED NIGHT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY