000 FZNT24 KNHC 261520 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST SAT DEC 26 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. GMZ089-262130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES 1012 MB DEVELOP OFF TEXAS COAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT DRIFTING NE TO NEAR 25N87W WITH TROUGH EXTENDING TO 24N89W TO 22N88W EARLY MON. LOW WEAKEN WITH TROUGH AXIS E GULF MON. HIGH PRES RIDGE BUILDS OVER N GULF MON. SECOND LOW PRES AND TROUGH DEVELOP OVER W GULF TUE NE TO NEAR 30N87W TO 21N97W LATE WED. $$ GMZ080-262130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 6 FT LATE. .TONIGHT AND SUN...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT SUN. E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 10 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME S 20 TO 30 KT E OF TROUGH AND NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF TROUGH LATE. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .WED...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-262130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT N OF 23N TONIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 7 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 8 FT. E OF TROUGH S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 22N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 22N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 20N E OF TROUGH E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDE TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...NW OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SE OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME SE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ084-262130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE AT 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILD TO 6 FT TONIGHT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT SHIFT SE TONIGHT. SEAS 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF TROUGH N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT SHIFT N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISH TO LESS THAN 10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .MON...N OF 26N AND S OF 26N W OF 88W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT SE LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOME SW LATE. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME SE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-262130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 FT TONIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDE TO 2 FT SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS SUN NIGHT. .MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 6 FT TUE. SCATTERED TSTMS MON. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES