000 FZNT24 KNHC 141500 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST MON DEC 14 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. GMZ089-142130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST MON DEC 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE OVER THE AREA WILL WEAKEN FURTHER. A COLD FRONT OVER NORTH TEXAS WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST REACHING THE TEXAS COAST TONIGHT AND EXTEND FROM SOUTHERN ALABAMA TO NEAR BROWNSVILLE TEXAS MIDDAY TUESDAY AND FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO NEAR 25N95W THEN SOUTH TO 19N96W MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. THE FRONT WILL DRIFT NORTH E OF 93W HOWEVER THE FRONTAL TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN PART OF THE AREA AND EXTEND ALONG 93W SOUTH OF 27N MIDDAY THURSDAY. LOW WILL DEVELOP WITHIN THE TROUGH AND MOVE EAST TO NEAR 27N85W WITH FRONT SOUTH TO YUCATAN PENINSULA MIDDAY FRIDAY. $$ GMZ080-142130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST MON DEC 14 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TUE NIGHT. SE OF FRONT SOUTHERLY WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...N OF 27N E TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 27N W OF TROUGH N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE SOUTHERLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT WITH NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...E OF 95W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 95W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITH NE SWELL. $$ GMZ082-142130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST MON DEC 14 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WEST OF FRONT...AND BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT EAST OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT WEST OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. EAST OF 94W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 23N AND 3 TO 4 FT S OF 23N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. E OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ084-142130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST MON DEC 14 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT NW OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT NW OF FRONT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND THU...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT THU. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO E WINDS 15 KT WED NIGHT THEN BECOME E TO SE 10 KT THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NW OF LOW AND FRONTAL SYSTEM NE TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF 27N AND W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SE OF LOW AND FRONTAL SYSTEM SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT WITH NW SWELL. $$ GMZ086-142130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST MON DEC 14 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SOUTHERLY WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT LATE TUE AND NE 10 KT TUE NIGHT EXCEPT N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT 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 NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N OF 28N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO NE TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT FRI NIGHT. S OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT FRI AFTERNOON THEN SHIFT TO NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT WITH N SWELL FRI NIGHT. $$ FORECASTER LL