000 FZNT24 KNHC 152130 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-160330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST TUE DEC 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W T27N94W THEN SOUTHWEST TO 24N98W TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO SOUTH FLORIDA TO NEAR 25N95W THEN SOUTH TO 18N94W LATE WEDNESDAY. FRONT WILL THEN MOVE LITTLE AND LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP NEAR 26N94W THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND MOVE EAST REACHING TO NEAR 28N85W MIDDAY FRIDAY WITH COLD FRONT SOUTH TO YUCATAN PENINSULA AND WARM FRONT ACROSS NORTH FLORIDA. LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTH 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 SATURDAY THEN MOVE EAST TO NORTH OF THE AREA SUNDAY. $$ GMZ080-160330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST TUE DEC 15 2009 .TONIGHT...E OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 94W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 94W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N WINDS 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT FRI NIGHT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 KT E OF 93W AND SE 10 TO 15 KT W OF 93W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. $$ GMZ082-160330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST TUE DEC 15 2009 .TONIGHT...E OF FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 WINDS 10 TO 15 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 AND THU NIGHT...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. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT E OF 93W AND SE 15 KT W OF 93W. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-160330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST TUE DEC 15 2009 .TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT THU NIGHT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...NW OF FRONT AND LOW N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT AND LOW SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT AND LOW. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-160330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST TUE DEC 15 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS SHIFTING TO N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 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 TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...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 DIMINISHING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER LL