000 FZNT24 KNHC 061931 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-070330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM 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. $$ GMZ080-070330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SUN DEC 06 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE MON NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT LATE FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-070330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SUN DEC 06 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT IN LEE OF YUCATAN. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 21N MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 21N BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT... 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. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT OR LESS LATE FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 23N AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 23N. $$ GMZ084-070330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SUN DEC 06 2009 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 26N W OF 88W LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE MON NIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TUE NIGHT. S OF 26N SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE W OF FRONT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE W OF FRONT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE FRI. S OF 26N E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-070330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SUN DEC 06 2009 .TONIGHT...E TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. .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 AND TUE NIGHT...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. .FRI...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE FRI. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE TO S LATE FRI. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY