000 FZNT24 KNHC 151502 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST TUE DEC 15 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. GMZ089-152130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST TUE DEC 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 30N90W TO 26N98W WILL MOVE TO FROM NORTH FLORIDA TO 25N95W THEN SOUTH TO 21N98W TONIGHT AND FROM NEAR FORT MYERS TO 25N95W THEN SOUTH TO 18N95W MIDDAY WEDNESDAY FRONT WILL THEN MOVE LITTLE AND LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP NEAR 26N94W THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND MOVE EAST REACHING TO NEAR 28N83W MIDDAY FRIDAY WITH COLD FRONT SOUTH TO YUCATAN PENINSULA AND WARM FRONT ACROSS NORTH FLORIDA. LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA LATE FRIDAY WITH COLD FRONT FROM SOUTH FLORIDA TO YUCATAN CHANNEL. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA EARLY SATURDAY. HIGH PRES WILL REMAIN NORTHWEST OF THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ GMZ080-152130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST TUE DEC 15 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .THU...N OF 26N E OF 94W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 94W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT FRI NIGHT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-152130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST TUE DEC 15 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 8 TO 13 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 5 T0 8 FT LATE WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT 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...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 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. $$ GMZ084-152130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST TUE DEC 15 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF FRONT EASTERLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 25 TO 30 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT THU NIGHT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT N OF 25N AND SW 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT N OF 25N THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...NW OF FRONT AND LOW NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. N OF 25N SE OF FRONT AND LOW SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 25N SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT AND LOW. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ086-152130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST TUE DEC 15 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS SHIFTING TO N TO NE WINDS 20 KT N OF FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT E WINDS 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. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 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 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 LL