000 FZNT24 KNHC 260830 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 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. GMZ089-261530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT HAS MOVED E OF THE GULF WATERS WITH HIGH PRES IN PLACE BEHIND IT. A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... DRIFTING TO NEAR 25N87W WITH A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE LOW TO 24N89W TO 22N88W BY SUN EVENING. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE OVER THE E GULF BY MON AFTERNOON...WHILE THE COLD FRONT SHIFTS E OF THE AREA. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS IN OVER THE GULF MON NIGHT INTO EARLY TUE. ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRES AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL DEVELOP OVER THE W GULF BY EARLY TUE...MOVING TO NEAR 30N87W TO 21N97W BY WED AFTERNOON. $$ GMZ080-261530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SUN. SE OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL MON...THEN SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 30 KT E OF FRONT AND NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-261530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 23N TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG . .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUN NIGHT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 22N E OF 94W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE...N OF 20N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 20N BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ084-261530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT W OF 87W BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL MON NIGHT...AND SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF 87W BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL MON NIGHT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .WED...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-261530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT S OF 26N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SUN NIGHT. .MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT...THEN BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON NIGHT AND TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS EARLY MON. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 30 KT N OF 25N AND 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 25N LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N LATE. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY