000 FZNT24 KNHC 130237 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM 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. GMZ089-130930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SAT DEC 12 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A WARM FRONT EXTENDS FROM 28N83W TO A 1015 MB LOW NEAR 29N95W. A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE LOW TO 23N95W THEN TO 23N98W. THE LOW WILL TRACK NNE PULLING THE WARM FRONT N AND INLAND THE NORTHERN GULF OVERNIGHT...WHILE THE WEAK COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE SW TO 21N97W BY EARLY SUN EVENING. THE FRONT THEN DISSIPATES INTO MON MORNING 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. 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 WED AND THU AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE GULF. $$ GMZ080-130930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SAT DEC 12 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF COLD FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N AND TO N TO NE S OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF COLD FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF COLD FRONT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE PART. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FAR N PORTION THU. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FAR N PORTION THU. $$ GMZ082-130930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SAT DEC 12 2009 .TONIGHT...E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... EXCEPT N OF 23N 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .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 AND MON NIGHT...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 11 FT LATE. E OF FRONT LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND THU...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. $$ GMZ084-130930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SAT DEC 12 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT... BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND THU...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL THU. $$ GMZ086-130930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SAT DEC 12 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .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. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT TUE 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 AND THU...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...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL THU. ISOLATED SHOWERS ENTIRE AREA. $$ FORECASTER AL