000 FZNT24 KNHC 160908 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST WED DEC 16 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. GMZ089-161530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST WED DEC 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 28N90W THEN SW TO DEVELOPING 1018 MB LOW NEAR 24.5N95W TO MEXICAN COAST NEAR 20.5N97W EARLY THIS MORNING WILL MOVE S AND SE...REACHING FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 26N95W TO BAY OF CAMPECHE ALONG 95W THIS EVENING. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NW GULF TODAY THROUGH THU...AND WILL ALSO DEVELOP ACROSS SW GULF BEHIND THE FRONT THIS EVENING. THE SURFACE LOW WILL THEN BEGIN TO DEEPEN ACROSS THE N CENTRAL GULF THU AFTERNOON AND NIGHT AND TRACK E-NE ACROSS THE GULF... MOVING INTO FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION FRI AFTERNOON...WITH FRONT STRETCHING SW TO YUCATAN. COLD FRONT WILL THEN SWEEP E ACROSS FLORIDA PENINSULA TO NW CARIBBEAN FRI NIGHT INTO SAT MORNING THEN MOVE E OF AREA BY SUN. $$ GMZ080-161530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST WED DEC 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING S OF 28N... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 28N W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING 9 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 95W NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 95W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS SUBSIDING 8 TO 10 FT. SW OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME N WINDS 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT BECOME E WINDS 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-161530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST WED DEC 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING W OF FRONT... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY...INCREASING 25 TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT BUILDING 8 TO 15 FT TONIGHT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE WINDS 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO T0 7 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 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. $$ GMZ084-161530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST WED DEC 16 2009 .TODAY...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT AND THU...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT THU. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE THU...AND INCREASING TO 20 KT NEAR FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW OF FRONT AND LOW PRES N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDE TO 8 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT AND LOW PRES SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT AND LOW PRES. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-161530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST WED DEC 16 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 20 KT INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 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 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT AND LOW PRES. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT EARLY SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 9 FT LATE. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING