000 FZNT24 KNHC 270832 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST SUN DEC 27 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. GMZ089-271530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST SUN DEC 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRES IS LOCATED NEAR 26N94W ALONG A TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 29N91W TO 21N97W. THE LOW AND TROUGH WILL SHIFT TO THE E TO NEAR 25N87W TO 25N90W TO 22N90W BY THIS EVENING. THESE FEATURES WILL DISSIPATE ON MON...WITH THE REMNANTS MOVING E OF THE AREA BY MON EVENING AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS DOWN OVER THE GULF FROM TEXAS. ANOTHER TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE FAR W GULF ON MON...SHIFTING TO JUST OFF THE TEXAS COAST ON TUE...THEN TO NEAR 29N91W TO 19N96W ON WED. AN AREA OF LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH ON WED NIGHT NEAR 29N89W WITH THE TROUGH EXTENDING TO 22N92W...THEN MOVING E OF THE WATERS AND INTO FLORIDA BY LATE THU. $$ GMZ080-271530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST SUN DEC 27 2009 .TODAY...NW OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. SE OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT MON AND MON NIGHT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT SE OF TROUGH LATE...AND BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT W OF TROUGH LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .WED...W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-271530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST SUN DEC 27 2009 .TODAY...W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 22N AND 5 TO 8 FT N OF 22N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. E OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 20N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT AND BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL MON NIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .TUE...E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .WED...W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. $$ GMZ084-271530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST SUN DEC 27 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL MON NIGHT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .WED...SE OF TROUGH N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE SE OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NW OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .THU...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-271530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST SUN DEC 27 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT AND S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT TONIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON NIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT N OF 26N LATE...AND BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT S OF 26N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .THU...NW OF TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. SE OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY