000 FZNT24 KNHC 161529 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-162130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST WED DEC 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 27N83W TO LOW PRES 1015 MB NEAR 25N95W...TO 19N95W. THE LOW PRES WILL SHIFT NE TO 27N92W BY LATE THU WITH THE COLD FRONT TRAILING TO THE SW GULF OF MEXICO NEAR 19N92W. THE LOW WILL DEEPEN TO 1007 MB BY FRI MORNING NEAR 30N86W NEAR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA...WITH THE FRONT TRAILING TO THE NW YUCATAN. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NW GULF TODAY THROUGH THU...AND WILL ALSO DEVELOP ACROSS SW GULF BEHIND THE FRONT THIS EVENING. A REINFORCING FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF FRI...CLEARING THE SE GULF BY EARLY SAT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE NW GULF SUN. $$ GMZ080-162130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST WED DEC 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING S OF 28N... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 28N W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING 9 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 95W NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 95W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS SUBSIDING 8 TO 10 FT. SW OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME N WINDS 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT BECOME E WINDS 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-162130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST WED DEC 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING W OF FRONT... .THIS AFTERNOON 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 10 TO 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 TO 25 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. $$ GMZ084-162130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST WED DEC 16 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT AND THU...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT THU. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE THU...AND INCREASING TO 20 KT NEAR FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW OF FRONT AND LOW PRES N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDE TO 8 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT AND LOW PRES SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT AND LOW PRES. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-162130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST WED DEC 16 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 10 TO 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 6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF FRONT AND LOW N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING NW LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT LATE. S OF FRONT AND LOW PRES SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT AND LOW PRES. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT EARLY SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING/CHRISTENSEN