000 FZNT24 KNHC 201527 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST SUN DEC 20 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. GMZ089-202130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST SUN DEC 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS...N WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE GULF REGION AS HIGH PRES CENTER SINKS SE INTO THE NW GULF COAST THIS AFTERNOON THEN SHIFTS E ALONG 29-30N THROUGH TUE. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE W OF 90W MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT...WITH SE FLOW INCREASING ACROSS THE E GULF WED AND THE. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW GULF LATE WED AND REACH FROM THE W FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THU NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-202130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST SUN DEC 20 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT TONIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE...W OF 92W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ082-202130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST SUN DEC 20 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT BY LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT LATE TONIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT W OF 95W MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT TO 10 FT NW PORTIONS. .THU...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT AND SUBSIDING LATE. W OF FRONT N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ084-202130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST SUN DEC 20 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 7 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 25N. .WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT WED NIGHT AND THU. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT NEAR FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-202130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST SUN DEC 20 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING 3 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF 27N. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 25N. .WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO S 20 TO 25 KT AHEAD OF FRONT WED NIGHT AND THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT NEAR FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING