000 FZNT24 KNHC 121457 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST SAT DEC 12 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. GMZ089-122130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST SAT DEC 12 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA NW TO 27N88W WHERE IT BECOMES A WARM FRONT TO A 1014 MB LOW NEAR 28N96W. A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE LOW TO SW TO 21N97W. THE LOW WILL TRACK NNE PULLING THE WARM FRONT N AND INLAND THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT...WHILE THE WEAK COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE SW TO NEAR BROWNSVILLE BY SUN EVENING. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH SUN NIGHT AS ATLC HIGH PRES BUILDS SW ACROSS THE AREA WITH RETURN FLOW OVER THE AREA. THE HIGH THEN SHIFTS E TUE AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE MON NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM N CENTRAL FLORIDA TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE TUE...AND WEAKEN FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE WED. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ GMZ080-122130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST SAT DEC 12 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT....SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... EXCEPT W PORTION NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N AND TO N TO NE S OF 27N TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT...EXCEPT E OF 94W 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD AREAS OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND N OF WARM FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG COLD FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... BECOMING NE TO E SUN NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE PART. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ082-122130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST SAT DEC 12 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 22N.. AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 22N. W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 93W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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 10 FT LATE. E OF FRONT LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 20N 2 TO 3 FT...AND N OF 23N BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ084-122130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST SAT DEC 12 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... BECOMING SE TO S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. S OF FRONT SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING T0 4 TO 5 FT LATE TONIGHT. AREAS OF RAIN FAR N PORTION. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. .MON...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT... BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-122130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST SAT DEC 12 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. AREAS OF RAIN N OF 25N EARLY...BECOMING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN THROUGH 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...BECOMING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS MON. 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 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE