000 FZNT24 KNHC 162127 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST WED DEC 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 25N82W TO LOW PRES 1016 MB NEAR 25N95W TO 18N95W. LOW PRES SHIFT NE TO 27N92W LATE THU WITH COLD FRONT TRAILING TO SW GULF OF MEXICO NEAR 19N92W. LOW PRES DEEPEN TO 1007 MB FRI MORNING NEAR 30N86W NEAR FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA WITH FRONT TRAILING TO NW YUCATAN PENINSULA. EXPECT GALE FORCE WINDS ACROSS NW GULF THROUGH THU AND SW GULF BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. REINFORCING FRONT MOVE INTO NW GULF FRI MOVE E OF GULF BY EARLY SAT. HIGH PRES BUILD ACROSS N GULF SUN AND MON. $$ GMZ080-170330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST WED DEC 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING S OF 28N... .TONIGHT...S OF 28N W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT BUILD TO 15 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 95W NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 12 FT. W OF 95W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 8 FT. SW OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR NUMEROUS TSTMS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDE TO 7 FT FRI NIGHT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-170330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST WED DEC 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING W OF FRONT... .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILD TO 15 FT LATE. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT. 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 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT FRI NIGHT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-170330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST WED DEC 16 2009 .TONIGHT AND THU...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU NIGHT...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WINDS SUBSIDING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...N OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-170330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST WED DEC 16 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 8 FT LATE. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 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 6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS TO 11 FT EARLY SUBSIDE TO 7 FT LATE. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN/BARNES