000 FZNT24 KNHC 081459 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST TUE DEC 08 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. GMZ089-082130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST TUE DEC 08 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK WARM FRONT FROM SW LOUISIANA TO S TEXAS WILL GRADUALLY LIFT N LATER TODAY AS SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN GULF AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TONIGHT AND REACH FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO TAMPICO BY EARLY WED. THE FRONT WILL SLOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF AS IT SAGS S OVER THE EASTERN GULF...STALLING FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO NEAR 20N97W FRI. THE FRONT WILL LIFT N OVER THE WESTERN GULF FRI INTO SAT AS POSSIBLE LOW PRES DEVELOPS ALONG THE TEXAS COAST. $$ GMZ080-082130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST TUE DEC 08 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT LATER TODAY THEN SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT OVER THE FAR W PORTION BEHIND FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 95W LATE TONIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT SAT EXCEPT W OF FRONT SHIFTING TO N TO NE SAT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-082130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST TUE DEC 08 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-082130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST TUE DEC 08 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PORTION. .WED...N OF 26N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED NIGHT...N OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N E WINDS 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE FRI. S OF 26N E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-082130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST TUE DEC 08 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON AND TO 5 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT N OF FRONT WED AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N NEAR FRONT ...ENDING WITH THE WIND SHIFT. .THU...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND S OF FRONT. .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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN/DGS