000 FZNT24 KNHC 242057 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...COR NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST THU DEC 24 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. GMZ089-250330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG S WINDS ACROSS WESTERN GULF AS LOW PRES OVER COASTAL STATES MOVES E ALONG 32W. ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT 29N95W TO 23N97W BRINGS GALE FORCE WINDS INTO CENTRAL AND WESTERN GULF TONIGHT WITH STRONG TO NEAR GALE WINDS LINGERING THROUGH FRI. FRONT REACH FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE FRI AND SAT THEN MOVE E OF FLORIDA SAT. FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E WINDS SPREAD ACROSS GULF SUN AND MON AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N. LOW PRES TROUGH DEVELOP ALONG 95W AND MOVE NE MON. NE TO E WINDS INCREASE MON AND DIMINISH TUE. $$ GMZ080-250330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING N OF 25N W OF 93W... .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS TO 14 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDE TO 8 FT LATE. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISH TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS INCREASE TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT S OF 27N AND 3 FT N OF 27N. .SUN...S OF 27N NE WINDS INCREASE TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 9 FT. N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-250330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT LATE. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT N OF 23N LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N OF 23N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 23N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N OF 22N NE WINDS INCREASE TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 11 FT. S OF 22N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ084-250330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING N OF 28N W OF 89W... .TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 89W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 9 FT S OF 26N AND TO 11 FT N OF 26N. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT LATE. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT N OF 26N AND 6 FT S OF 24N. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT S OF 24N LATE. SEAS BUILD TO 10 FT S OF 24N LATE. SEAS 7 FT REMAINDER OF AREA. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT N OF 26N AND 7 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 26N. $$ GMZ086-250330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOME W 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT TUE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT TUE. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES