000 FZNT24 KNHC 250322 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...COR NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-250930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 30N87W TO 22N92W TO 18N94W WILL PRODUCE STRONG TO NEAR GALE WINDS THROUGH FRI. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY FRI...AND WILL MOVE E OF THE GULF OF MEXICO BY FRI NIGHT...WITH HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED ACROSS THE GULF COAST STATES. RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE W GULF ON SAT AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST SAT NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 30N87W TO 24N92W TO 19N96W SUN...AND WILL MOVE E OF THE GULF ON MON WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ GMZ080-250930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 .TONIGHT...W TO NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDE TO 8 FT LATE. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISH TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS INCREASE TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT S OF 27N AND 3 FT N OF 27N. .SUN...S OF 27N NE WINDS INCREASE TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 9 FT. N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-250930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD 8 TO 13 FT N OF 22N...4 TO 7 FT S OF 22N. E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 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. $$ GMZ084-250930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST N OF 27N. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 27N 3 TO 6 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT LATE. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT N OF 26N AND 6 FT S OF 24N. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT S OF 24N LATE. SEAS BUILD TO 10 FT S OF 24N LATE. SEAS 7 FT REMAINDER OF AREA. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT N OF 26N AND 7 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 26N. $$ GMZ086-250930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT BEHIND THE FRONT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 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 AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT TUE. $$ FORECASTER AL 000 FZNT24 KNHC 250322 RRA OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. GMZ089-250930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 30N87W TO 22N92W TO 18N94W WILL PRODUCE STRONG TO NEAR GALE WINDS THROUGH FRI. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY FRI...AND WILL MOVE E OF THE GULF OF MEXICO BY FRI NIGHT...WITH HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED ACROSS THE GULF COAST STATES. RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE W GULF ON SAT AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST SAT NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 30N87W TO 24N92W TO 19N96W SUN...AND WILL MOVE E OF THE GULF ON MON WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ GMZ080-250930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 .TONIGHT...W TO NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. .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. $$ GMZ082-250930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD 8 TO 13 FT N OF 22N...4 TO 7 FT S OF 22N. E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT LATE. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT N OF 23N LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N OF 23N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 23N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N OF 22N NE WINDS INCREASE TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 11 FT. S OF 22N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ084-250930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST N OF 27N. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 27N 3 TO 6 FT S OF 27N. 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. $$ GMZ086-250930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT BEHIND THE FRONT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT TUE. $$ FORECASTER AL