000 FZNT24 KNHC 260322 CCA OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CORRECTED NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST FRI DEC 25 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. GMZ089-260930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 .SYNOPSIS... COLD FRONT HAS MOVE OUT OF GULF EARLY TONIGHT. WEAK LOW PRES WILL SHIFT OFF THE COAST OF MEXICO SAT AND WILL BE CENTERED NEAR 25N94W WITH COLD FRONT EXTENDING TO 21N97W ON SAT NIGHT. THE LOW WILL SHIFT TO NEAR 26N88W WITH COLD FRONT TO 25N96W ON SUN NIGHT. THE LOW WILL DISSIPATE AS THE COLD FRONT SHIFTS E OF THE GULF ON MON NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE GULF. RETURN FLOW INCREASES ACROSS THE W GULF ON TUE AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE NIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 29N89W TO 21N97W ON WED. $$ GMZ080-260930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W N TO NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 7 FT LATE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NW OF TROUGH NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILD TO 9 FT SUN AND SUN NIGHT. SE OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT LATE. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE WIND 15 TO 20 KT...25 TO 30 KT W OF 27N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...W OF FRONT NW TO N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-260930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 .TONIGHT..W OF 93W E TO SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 7 FT. E OF 93W NE TO E WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SE OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT SAT NIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 20 KT BECOME NE LATE. SEAS 7 FT. SE OF TROUGH SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. S OF 22N NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF 95W NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...W OF FRONT N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT...TO 20 KT N OF 23N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-260930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 7 FT N OF 26N AND 7 TO 8 FT LATE. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SE W OF 88W LATE. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDE TO 4 FT LATE SAT NIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT LATE. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-260930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDE TO 3 FT LATE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N OF 25N SE TO S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL