000 FZNT24 KNHC 140233 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-140930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SUN DEC 13 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA TO 25N95W THEN TO 21N95W IN THE BAY OF CAMPECHE. THE FRONT WILL BECOME DIFFUSE AND WILL EVENTUALLY DISSIPATE LATER 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 BY EARLY TUE AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES SE OFF THE TEXAS COAST. 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 WILL WEAKEN... EXTENDING FROM S FLORIDA TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE LATER WED THROUGH FRI. $$ GMZ080-140930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SUN DEC 13 2009 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBY BELOW 5 SM IN WIDESPREAD AREAS OF DENSE FOG FAR W PORTION. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. VSBY BELOW 5 SM IN WIDESPREAD AREAS OF DENSE FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING FAR W PORTION. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TUE NIGHT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT...THEN BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT THU. SCATTERED SHOWERS S PORTION WED. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-140930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SUN DEC 13 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 21N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT NW OF FRONT TUE NIGHT...AND BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT SE OF FRONT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT NW OF FRONT TUE NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N...AND 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 21N. .THU...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT EARLY...THEN BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL LATE. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE. .FRI...S OF 23N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ084-140930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SUN DEC 13 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT IN THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT NW OF FRONT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT NW OF FRONT TUE NIGHT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 25N IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-140930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SUN DEC 13 2009 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE TUE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT N OF FRONT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF FRONT LATE TUE NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY