000 FZNT24 KNHC 262120 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-270330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH DEVELOP OFF TEXAS COAST TONIGHT AND INTENSIFY INTO LOW PRES SUN. LOW PRES DRIFT NE TO 25N87W WITH TROUGH EXTENDING TO 24N89W TO 22N88W MON. LOW WEAKEN WITH TROUGH AXIS E GULF MON. HIGH PRES RIDGE BUILDS OVER N GULF MON AND TUE. SECOND TROUGH DEVELOP OVER W GULF TUE MOVE NE TO 30N90W TO 19N95W WED AND REACH FROM 30N84W TO 20N95W THU. $$ GMZ080-270330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009 .TONIGHT AND SUN...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 SUN. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 7 FT SUN. E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 10 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME S 20 TO 30 KT E OF TROUGH AND NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF TROUGH LATE. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .WED AND THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-270330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009 .TONIGHT AND SUN...W OF TROUGH NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 15 KT N OF 23N SUN. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 6 FT SUN. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT N OF 23N. .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 AND MON NIGHT...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 AND THU...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. $$ GMZ084-270330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 6 FT TONIGHT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 15 KT SHIFT S LATE. SEAS 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF TROUGH N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT SHIFT N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISH TO LESS THAN 10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N AND S OF 26N W OF 88W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT SE LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOME SW LATE. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME SE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-270330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009 .TONIGHT AND SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH 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 AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES