000 FZNT24 KNHC 010311 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST THU DEC 31 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. GMZ089-010930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST THU DEC 31 2009 .SYNOPSIS...DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N83W TO 27N90W. A NEW COLD FRONT IS ENTERING THE NW PORTION OF THE GULF AND WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 28N89W THEN ALONG 24N93W TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO LATE TONIGHT...AND FROM TAMPA BAY FL TO 21N90W TO 18N94W FRI AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL BE SE OF AREA FRI EVENING. STRONG NW WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT REACHING GALE FORCE OVER THE SW GULF LATE TONIGHT AND FRI. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NE GULF LATE SUN AND SWEEP THROUGH THE GULF BY LATE MON... FOLLOWED BY FRESH TO STRONG N FLOW INTO TUE. $$ GMZ080-010930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST THU DEC 31 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE TONIGHT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-010930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST THU DEC 31 2009 ...GALE WARNING S OF 23N W OF 95W LATE TONIGHT AND FRI... .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT S OF 23N W OF 95W LATE TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE TONIGHT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...S OF 23N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE BEHIND FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 21N N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ084-010930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST THU DEC 31 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING 6 TO 9 FT LATE SAT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 25N. .MON...N WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ086-010930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST THU DEC 31 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE SAT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 25N. .MON...N OF N WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR