000 FZNT24 KNHC 131400 AAA OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...UPDATED NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 800 AM CST SUN DEC 13 2009 UPDATED TO ADD AREAS OF FOG TO E GULF FOR THIS MORNING AND TONIGHT 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. GMZ089-131530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 800 AM CST SUN DEC 13 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A 1016 MB LOW WAS NEAR 30N91W EARLY THIS MORNING WITH A WEAKENING COLD FRONT EXTENDING SW TO 23N96W. THE LOW WILL TRACK NE TODAY AND DRAG THE WEAK FRONT NE ACROSS THE N GULF...REACHING MOBILE BAY THIS EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING AND DRIFTING N TONIGHT. ATLC HIGH PRES WILL BUILD W-SW ACROSS THE AREA MON AND TUE WITH RETURN FLOW OVER THE AREA. THE HIGH WILL THEN SHIFT E TUE AND ALLOW A STRONG COLD FRONT TO MOVE SE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO TAMPICO BY LATE TUE...AND WEAKEN FROM S FLORIDA TO VERA CRUZ WED AND THU AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE GULF. $$ GMZ080-131530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 800 AM CST SUN DEC 13 2009 .TODAY...NW OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FAR N PORTION THU. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FAR N PORTION THU. $$ GMZ082-131530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 800 AM CST SUN DEC 13 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 954W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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. $$ GMZ084-131530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 800 AM CST SUN DEC 13 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT... BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND THU...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL THU. $$ GMZ086-131530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W...UPDATED 800 AM CST SUN DEC 13 2009 .TODAY THROUGH MON...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT THIS MORNING BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 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 VSBY BELOW 5 SM IN AREAS OF FOG N OF 25N E OF 83W THIS MORNING AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT 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 STRIPLING/AGUIRRE