000 FZNT24 KNHC 271533 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-272130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST SUN DEC 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK LOW PRES TROUGH 27N92W TO 20N93W MOVE E TO REACH FROM 27N86W TO 22N88W TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE MON WITH REMNANTS MOVING E OF AREA MON NIGHT. HIGH PRES RIDGE BUILD OVER GULF MON NIGHT. SECOND TROUGH DEVELOP W OF 96W LATE TUE AND MOVE REACH FROM 30N88W TO 19N95W WED. EMBEDDED LOW PRES DEVELOP NEAR 30N88W AND MOVE ACROSS N FLORIDA WITH TROUGH EXTENDING TO 21N90W THEN E OF GULF LATE THU. $$ GMZ080-272130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST SUN DEC 27 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 8 FT LATE. SE OF TROUGH SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME SE 20 TO 25 KT SE OF SECOND TROUGH LATE SHIFT NW BEHIND TROUGH LATE. SEAS 7 FT BUILD TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .WED...W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT LATE. E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOME SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-272130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST SUN DEC 27 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME N 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 8 FT LATE. E OF TROUGH SE WIND 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT S LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. E OF TROUGH N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. S OF 20N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL MON NIGHT. .TUE AND WED...E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. $$ GMZ084-272130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST SUN DEC 27 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SE OF TROUGH SE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG SE OF TROUGH. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 9 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT SE LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT LATE. .WED...SE OF TROUGH N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFT SW LATE. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE SE OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 KT SHIFT S LATE. SEAS 5 FT. NW OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .THU...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDE TO 2 FT LATE. S OF 25N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-272130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST SUN DEC 27 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 25N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 7 FT MON NIGHT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME E LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT LATE. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SW 15 TO 20 KT N OF 26N LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 7 FT LATE. .THU...NW OF TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME NE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT LATE. SE OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME S 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES