000 FZNT24 KNHC 270300 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-270930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH ACROSS W GULF OFFSHORE OF UPPER MEXICAN AND LOWER TEXAS COASTS ALONG 95/96W TONIGHT. WEAK LOW EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS N PORTION OF TROUGH NEAR 25N91W SUN AFTERNOON AND SHIFT E TO 25N85W MON MORNING...WITH TROUGH EXTENDING SW TO 22N95W. HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD SE OVER THE GULF MON AND MON NIGHT AND WILL FORCE TROUGH S OF 22N. SECOND TROUGH TO DEVELOP OVER W GULF TUE AND MOVE NE FROM 30N90W TO 19N95W WED AFTERNOON AND REACH FROM 30N84W TO 20N95W THU. $$ GMZ080-270930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009 .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT SUN. ES OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT BECOME SE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED AND THU...W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-270930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009 .TONIGHT AND SUN...W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 22N AND 5 TO 8 FT N OF 22N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .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 TROUGH. .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. $$ GMZ084-270930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF TROUGH N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT SHIFT N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISH TO LESS THAN 10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N AND S OF 26N W OF 88W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT SE LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOME SW LATE. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME SE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-270930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009 .TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE 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 15 KT GRADUALLY BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N THU. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING