000 FZNT24 KNHC 101523 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST THU DEC 10 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. GMZ089-102130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM N FLORIDA SW TO 25N90W TO A 1010 MB LOW OVER THE FAR WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 19N95W. THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TONIGHT...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 IS FORECAST TO MOVE SE AND WEAKEN QUICKLY...REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO FAR S TEXAS BY LATE SUN WITH POSSIBLE LOW PRES DEVELOPING ON THE FRONT OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF SAT BEFORE LIFTING NE. $$ GMZ080-102130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS W OF 93W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S OF 27N DIMINISHING TO E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT E OF 94W...AND W OF 94W DIMINISHING TO NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. AREAS OF RAIN OVER W PORTION. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT FAR N PORTION NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT AND W PORTION NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... EXCEPT E OF 94W 6 TO 9 FT IN SUBSIDING S TO SW SWELL. AREAS OF RAIN N PORTION. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PORTION. .SUN...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE PART. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT THROUGHOUT. $$ GMZ082-102130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF LOW NW TO NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 21N VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING N TO NE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W SW TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 22N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 22N. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SUN AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-102130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E TO SE SAT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SAT. S OF 25N SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-102130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO SE 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO E TO SE SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PORTION. .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 LATE SUN INTO MON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PORTION. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE