000 FZNT24 KNHC 072040 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-080330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST MON DEC 07 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK STATIONARY FRONT FROM SW LOUISIANA TO S TEXAS WILL GRADUALLY LIFT N THROUGH TUE NIGHT ACCOMPANIED BY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. SE TO S RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER GULF TUE AND TUE NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO NEAR 24N97W BY LATE THU...THEN BECOME STATIONARY ACROSS THE W GULF FRI AND SAT. $$ GMZ080-080330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST MON DEC 07 2009 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 7 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT SAT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-080330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST MON DEC 07 2009 .TONIGHT 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...INCREASING TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED 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 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-080330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST MON DEC 07 2009 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N S WINDS 20 KT INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT AHEAD OF FRONT THEN BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT TUE NIGHT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASE TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N E WINDS 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE FRI. S OF 26N E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-080330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST MON DEC 07 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO3 FT. S OF 27N N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT FLORIDA STRAITS TUE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING 5 TO 6 FT WED NIGHT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 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 AND SAT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF RAIN FAR N PORTION. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING