000 FZNT24 KNHC 110242 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM 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. GMZ089-110930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST THU DEC 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR NAPLES FLORIDA TO 24N94W THEN STATIONARY TO A 1012 MB LOW NEAR 22N94W. THE FRONT WILL REACH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY LATE TONIGHT...WHILE REMAINING NEARLY STATIONARY ALONG 25N. THE FRONT WILL BEGIN TO LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT FRI REACHING THE NORTHERN GULF COAST BY SAT EVENING WHERE IT WILL DISSIPATE BY SUN. RETURN FLOW BECOMES ESTABLISHED OVER THE GULF SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON AS HIGH PRES FROM THE ATLC BUILDS IN FROM THE E. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE TEXAS COAST MON NIGHT...PUSHING THROUGH THE GULF ON TUE. $$ GMZ080-110930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST THU DEC 10 2009 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 FT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. E OF FRONT LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-110930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST THU DEC 10 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF FRONT LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT IN LEE OF YUCATAN. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF FRONT N OF 23N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 22N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 22N. W OF 94W LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 94W LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE. E OF FRONT LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ084-110930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST THU DEC 10 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 28N AND 7 TO 9 FT S OF 28N. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 23N AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 23N. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FT W OF 89W. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 23N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 23N. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT NIGHT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING T0 4 TO 5 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-110930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST THU DEC 10 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT NW OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT NW OF FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY