000 FZNT24 KNHC 290830 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST TUE DEC 29 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. GMZ089-291530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST TUE DEC 29 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH OVER THE FAR SW GULF WILL DRIFT SLOWLY W TODAY AND WILL LIE N TO S ALONG THE MEXICAN AND TEXAS E COASTS BY TONIGHT. WEAK LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH OVER NE TEXAS BY LATE TONIGHT...THEN WILL DRIFT E ALONG THE CENTRAL U.S. GULF COAST WHILE DRAGGING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE GULF. THE LOW WILL BE NEAR 30N91W WITH A COLD FRONT TO 23N97W BY WED EVENING ...THEN FROM NEAR 30N84W TO 22N92W BY THU EVENING. HIGH PRES WITH A STRONG SURGE OF COLD AIR WILL BUILD IN ACROSS THE GULF BEHIND THE FRONT THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...ALONG WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS. THE HIGH WILL WEAKEN WITH WINDS DIMINISHING FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT. $$ GMZ080-291530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST TUE DEC 29 2009 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 96W. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N W OF 92W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 94W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-291530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST TUE DEC 29 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA...BECOMING SE TO S TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 96W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT N OF 21N AND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT S OF 21N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT N OF 21N LATE. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL LATE. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ084-291530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST TUE DEC 29 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT N OF 28N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT AHEAD OF FRONT AND W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT SE TO WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON ...THEN BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ086-291530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST TUE DEC 29 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N LATE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S WED NIGHT AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 26N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW TO W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY