000 FZNT24 KNHC 100314 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST WED DEC 09 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. GMZ089-100930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST WED DEC 09 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA TO 1007 MB LOW NEAR 23N97W TO VERA CRUZ WILL CONTINUE RACING SE ACROSS THE E HALF OF GULF...REACHING THE FLORIDA STRAITS BY FRI MORNING... WHILE REMAINING NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE W HALF OF THE GULF. THE FRONT WILL THEN BEGIN TO LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT FRI AND REACH THE FAR NW GULF COAST EARLY SAT...AHEAD OF THE NEXT APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THIS NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE AND WEAKEN QUICKLY...REACHING APALACHICOLA TO BROWNSVILLE BY LATE SUN. $$ GMZ080-100930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST WED DEC 09 2009 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND BEHIND FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF WARM FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF WARM FRONT W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF WARM FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-100930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST WED DEC 09 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 22N W OF 95W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...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 THROUGH SAT...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT SAT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-100930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST WED DEC 09 2009 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND BEHIND FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF WARM FRONT E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E TO SE SAT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ..SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT SAT. S OF WARM FRONT E TO SE 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S SAT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-100930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST WED DEC 09 2009 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N NEAR FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND S OF FRONT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF WARM FRONT E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SE 20 KT SAT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT. S OF WARM FRONT E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .SUN AND MON...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING