000 FZNT24 KNHC 180910 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST FRI DEC 18 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. GMZ089-181530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST FRI DEC 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS...1005 MB LOW PRES SYSTEM NEAR 27N91W WITH COLD FRONT TO 19N91W. LOW PRES WILL TRACK NE TO 32N80W AND INTENSIFY EARLY THIS EVENING THEN MOVE JUST OFFSHORE THE CAROLINA COAST TONIGHT INTO SAT. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS SE GULF THROUGH FRI NIGHT. EXPECT NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN GULF THROUGH TONIGHT WITH FRESH BREEZE PERSISTING ELSEWHERE THROUGH SAT AS REINFORCING COLD AIR MOVES INTO AREA. WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH SUN INTO MON AS HIGH PRES BUILDS FROM W TO E ACROSS NORTHERN GULF. S RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER FAR WESTERN GULF TUE AS LOW PRES DEEPENS OVER N TEXAS. $$ GMZ080-181530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST FRI DEC 18 2009 .TODAY...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. W OF 94W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N AND 1 TO 2 N OF 27N. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-181530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST FRI DEC 18 2009 .TODAY...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 94W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 94W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ GMZ084-181530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST FRI DEC 18 2009 .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 27N LATE. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT S OF 25N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-181530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST FRI DEC 18 2009 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N AND 2 TO 3 N OF 25N. $$ FORECASTER GR