000 FZNT24 KNHC 111436 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST FRI DEC 11 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. GMZ089-112130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST FRI DEC 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS W TO 24N88W THEN BECOMES STATIONARY TO A 1013 MB LOW NEAR 23N95W. THE FRONT WILL LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT THIS AFTERNOON REACHING THE NORTHERN GULF COAST BY SAT EVENING WHERE IT WILL DISSIPATE BY SUN. THE LOW WILL LIFT NE DRAGGING A WEAK COLD FRONT E FROM NEAR MOBILE ALABAMA SW TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY SUN AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WEAKENS LATE SUN INTO MORNING AS ATLC HIGH PRES BUILDS SW ACROSS THE AREA WITH RETURN FLOW OVER THE AREA. THEN HIGH THEN SHIFTS E TUE AS STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST MON NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM N CENTRAL FLORIDA TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE TUE AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS S ACROSS IN ITS WAKE. $$ GMZ080-112130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST FRI DEC 11 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W PORTION NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E OF 94W 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. AREAS OF RAIN N PORTION. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PORTION. .SUN...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE PART. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-112130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST FRI DEC 11 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. 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 VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. 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 NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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 8 TO 10FT LATE. E OF FRONT LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ084-112130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST FRI DEC 11 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 23N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 23N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT NIGHT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING T0 4 TO 5 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. .MON...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT... BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-112130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST FRI DEC 11 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF RAIN N OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR SE PART. .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. AREAS OF FOG FAR N PORTION. .SUN AND MON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. AREAS OF RAIN N PORTION. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE. .TUE...N OF 26N 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...EXCEPT NW OF FRONT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT NW OF FRONT LATE. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 T O 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE