000 FZNT24 KNHC 071532 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST MON DEC 07 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. GMZ089-072130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST MON DEC 07 2009 .SYNOPSIS...OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS FAR NW GULF WILL DRIFT GRADUALLY N AND NW THROUGH TUE...WITH ACTIVE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ALONG IT. SE TO S RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER GULF TUE AND TUE NIGHT AS A STRONG COLD FRONT ENTER NW GULF EARLY WED. FRONT WILL MOVE SE AND REACH FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO NEAR 24N97W LATE THU AND BECOME STATIONARY ACROSS THE W GULF FRI. $$ GMZ080-072130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST MON DEC 07 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME SW TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME NE LATE. SEAS 7 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS INCREASE TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 8 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME SW 15 KT LATE EXCEPT W OF FRONT SHIFT NW TO N LATE. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-072130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST MON DEC 07 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT TUE. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT TONIGHT AND TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME N 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SE 10 KT OR LESS LATE FRI. SEAS 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-072130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST MON DEC 07 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS INCREASE TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 7 FT TUE NIGHT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME S TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASE TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF 26N E WINDS 20 KT BECOME S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT LATE FRI. S OF 26N E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT S LATE. SEAS 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-072130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST MON DEC 07 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASE TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 2 FT LATE. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF RAIN FAR N PORTION. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING