000 FZNT24 KNHC 290311 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST MON DEC 28 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. GMZ089-290930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST MON DEC 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS... A TROUGH OVER THE EXTREME SW GULF WATERS WILL MOVE DRIFT W AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN...AND ENTER MEXICO LATE TUE. A WEAK AND BENIGN REINFORCING COLD FRONT FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE SW GULF NEAR 20N93W WILL SINK S INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN TUE AND DISSIPATE. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE UPPER TEXAS COAST TUE NIGHT AND MOVE E ALONG 29N TO THE FLORIDA BIG BEND BY THU...WITH A TRAILING NEW COLD FRONT DRAGGING TO S TEXAS. HIGH PRES WILL THEN BUILD SE ACROSS THE GULF AND PUSH THIS NEW FRONT THROUGH THE GULF...TO EXTEND FROM THE NW CARIBBEAN W TO NEAR 20N95W EARLY SAT. $$ GMZ080-290930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST MON DEC 28 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E WINDS 15 KT TUE THEN GRADUALLY BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SW AND W PORTIONS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-290930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST MON DEC 28 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. E OF TROUGH NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT FRI. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ084-290930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST MON DEC 28 2009 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 THROUGH YUCATAN CHANNEL...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT TO 10 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT N OF 28N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N JUST AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN SHIFTING TO W BEHIND FRONT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND FRI ...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-290930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST MON DEC 28 2009 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH ISOLATED AREAS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING