000 FZNT24 KNHC 070240 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-070930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 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 THROUGH MON AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST...THEN 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 REACH FROM 27N82W TO 23N93W BY THU AFTERNOON...THEN BECOME STATIONARY FROM S FLORIDA TO S TEXAS FRI. $$ GMZ080-070930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SUN DEC 06 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE MON NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON EXCEPT W OF FRONT NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-070930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SUN DEC 06 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF FRONT N TO NE INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... EXCEPT N OF FRONT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .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. $$ GMZ084-070930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SUN DEC 06 2009 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N ...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 28N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 26N W OF 88W LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT ...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE MON NIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TUE NIGHT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING SE TO S TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW OF FRONT BECOMING NW TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF 26N E WINDS 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE FRI. S OF 26N E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-070930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SUN DEC 06 2009 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...N OF 27N S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT FROM 25N TO 27N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR N PORTION. .THU...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR S PORTION. .FRI...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF RAIN FAR N PORTION. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE