000 FZNT24 KNHC 280831 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST MON DEC 28 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. GMZ089-281530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST MON DEC 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK 1016 MB AREA OF LOW PRES IS NEAR 25N86W WITH A TROUGH AXIS EXTENDING TO 22N87W. THESE FEATURES WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE LATER TODAY AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE GULF FROM THE NW. ANOTHER TROUGH EXTENDS FROM NEAR 26N97W TO 22N97W TO 20N95W AND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUE. THE TROUGH WILL LIFT TO THE N TO NEAR 29N96W TO 25N97W TO 21N97W TUE NIGHT...WITH AN AREA OF LOW PRES DEVELOPING WED NIGHT NEAR 30N89W WITH THE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THERE TO 21N96W. THE LOW CROSSES OVER FLORIDA THU NIGHT WITH THE TROUGH NEAR 27N82W TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS IN OVER THE GULF ON FRI USHERING IN STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW. $$ GMZ080-281530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST MON DEC 28 2009 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT TUE...THEN BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF TROUGH AND SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT E OF TROUGH TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE...THEN BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TUE NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .WED...W OF TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-281530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST MON DEC 28 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 20N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 20N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL TONIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .WED...W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL LATE. $$ GMZ084-281530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST MON DEC 28 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT S OF 24N TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT S OF 24N TONIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED...NW OF TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF TROUGH N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .THU...NW OF TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. SE OF TROUGH N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. $$ GMZ086-281530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST MON DEC 28 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT S OF 25N TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT S OF 25N TONIGHT. SE OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NW OF TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY