000 FZNT24 KNHC 281525 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-282130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST MON DEC 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS... A TROUGH OVER THE SW GULF FROM 19N92W TO 27N97W WILL MOVE NW OF AREA TUE. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH TUE NIGHT AND MOVE OFFSHORE TEXAS WED TRAILING A NEW COLD FRONT TO SE TEXAS. THE COLD FRONT EXTEND FROM NW FLORIDA TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE THU AND MOVE SE OF AREA FRI NIGHT WITH HIGH PRES IN WAKE OF FRONT. $$ GMZ080-282130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST MON DEC 28 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT S OF 26N. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TUE NIGHT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS WITH FRONT. .WED...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-282130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST MON DEC 28 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL TONIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU...N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT FRI. $$ GMZ084-282130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST MON DEC 28 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT S OF 24N TONIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT N OF 28N. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 25N AHEAD OF FRONT SHIFTING TO W BEHIND FRONT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND FRI ...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ086-282130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST MON DEC 28 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FLORIDA STRAITS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT EARLY FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON