000 FZNT24 KNHC 160325 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-160930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST TUE DEC 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 30N84W TO 28N90W THEN SW TO 20N97W TONIGHT MOVE TO NEAR 27N82W TO 25N95W THEN S TO 18N94W LATE WED. FRONT THEN MOVE LITTLE AND LOW PRES DEVELOP NEAR 26N95W LATE THU AND MOVE E REACHING 27N91W THU NIGHT AND 28N85W FRI WITH COLD FRONT S TO YUCATAN PENINSULA AND WARM FRONT ACROSS N FLORIDA. LOW PRES MOVE ACROSS N FLORIDA LATE FRI WITH COLD FRONT FROM S FLORIDA TO YUCATAN CHANNEL. COLD FRONT MOVE SE OF AREA EARLY SAT. HIGH PRES REMAIN NW OF AREA BEHIND FRONT SAT THEN MOVE E OUT OF AREA BY SUN. $$ GMZ080-160930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING S OF 28N... .TONIGHT...S OF 28N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. N OF 28N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 28N E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 94W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. W OF 94W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 13 FT. ELSEWHERE SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME N WINDS 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT BECOME E WINDS 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-160930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS TO 13 FT. E OF FRONT E WINDS 10 KT BECOME SE WINDS 15 KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILD T0 7 FT LATE WED NIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-160930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST TUE DEC 15 2009 .TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT THU NIGHT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW OF FRONT AND LOW PRES N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOME NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDE TO 8 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT AND LOW PRES SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT AND LOW PRES. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-160930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST TUE DEC 15 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. N OF 26N N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOME NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILD TO 6 FT N OF FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF FRONT E WINDS 15 KT BECOME SE 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF FRONT AND LOW N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFT NW LATE. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 7 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT AND LOW PRES SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFT W LATE. SEAS 7 FT BUILD TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT AND LOW PRES. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES