000 FZNT24 KNHC 150301 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM 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. GMZ089-150930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST MON DEC 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRES REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS THE GULF...WITH A WEAK WARM FRONT POSITIONED ALONG THE TEXAS COAST. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE TEXAS COAST...MOVING OFFSHORE BY TUE AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR TAMPA FLORIDA TO 25N95W THEN STATIONARY TO 18N94W BY WED EVENING. AN AREA OF LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT NEAR 25N95W BY LATE WED...THEN WILL SLOWLY MOVE TO THE E GULF NEAR 27N84W BY FRI AFTERNOON... DRAGGING A TRAILING COLD FRONT WITH IT. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE ACROSS FLORIDA AND INTO THE ATLC...WITH THE COLD FRONT MOVING SE OF THE GULF WATERS BY EARLY SAT. HIGH PRES THEN BUILDS IN BEHIND THE FRONT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND. $$ GMZ080-150930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST MON DEC 14 2009 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE TUE NIGHT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS BECOMING N TO NE THU NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PORTION. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT FRI NIGHT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-150930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST MON DEC 14 2009 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT NW OF FRONT W OF 95W LATE TUE NIGHT...AND BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT NW OF FRONT LATE TUE NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 T0 8 FT LATE WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT FRI NIGHT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. $$ GMZ084-150930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST MON DEC 14 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT N OF FRONT TUE NIGHT AND BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT S OF FRONT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF FRONT TUE NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO 30 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT THU NIGHT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...NW OF FRONT AND LOW N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT AND LOW SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT AND LOW. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ GMZ086-150930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST MON DEC 14 2009 .TONIGHT...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 25 KT N OF FRONT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT N OF FRONT LATE TUE NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF FRONT AND LOW N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NW TO N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT AND LOW SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING W TO NW LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT AND LOW. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY