000 FZNT24 KNHC 132120 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST SUN DEC 13 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. GMZ089-140330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SUN DEC 13 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR BILOXI MISSISSIPPI TO 25N94W THEN TO 19N95W IN THE BAY OF CAMPECHE. THE FRONT WILL BECOME DIFFUSE THIS EVENING AND WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT AS ATLC HIGH PRES BUILDS W ACROSS THE MIDDLE AND EASTERN GULF WITH RETURN FLOW SETTING UP OVER THE WESTERN GULF. THE HIGH WILL THEN SHIFT E TUE AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES SE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE TUE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. THIS COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR TAMPA FLORIDA TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE TUE NIGHT INTO WED MORNING...THEN WILL BECOME STATIONARY AND WEAKEN FROM S FLORIDA TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE LATER WED THROUGH FRI WITH POSSIBLE LOW PRES FORMING ALONG THE FRONT FRI OVER THE WESTERN GULF...AND MOVING E TOWARDS THE E GULF BY LATE FRI AS ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST. $$ GMZ080-140330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SUN DEC 13 2009 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE OVERNIGHT. VSBY BELOW 5 SM IN WIDESPREAD AREAS OF DENSE FOG FAR W PORTION. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND WITHIN 120 NM E OF THE FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. VSBY BELOW 5 SM IN WIDESPREAD AREAS OF DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N THU. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT S OF 27N AND TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N THU. SCATTERED SHOWERS S PORTION. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND TO 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N. $$ GMZ082-140330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SUN DEC 13 2009 .TONIGHT...E OF 95W 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 AND TUE NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE TUE NIGHT. 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 20 TO 30 KT... DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT THU. 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. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-140330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SUN DEC 13 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG FAR N PORTION. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...THEN BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TUE NIGHT BEHIND FRONT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT TUE NIGHT. LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND THU...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL THU. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-140330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SUN DEC 13 2009 .TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. VSBY BELOW 5 SM IN AREAS OF FOG N AND NE PORTIONS TONIGHT INTO MON MORNING. ISOLATED SHOWERS S PORTION. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...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. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE OVER PORTION AND SE TO S OVER S PORTION. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY N AND CENTRAL PORTIONS. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE