000 FZNT24 KNHC 291525 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST TUE DEC 29 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. GMZ089-292130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST TUE DEC 29 2009 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP OVER NE TEXAS TONIGHT ALONG A COASTAL TROUGH. THE LOW WILL MOVE NE TO MISSISSIPPI DELTA WED NIGHT DRAGGING A NEW COLD FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NE MEXICO LATE THU THEN MOVE SE OF AREA LATE FRI. HIGH PRES IN WAKE OF FRONT WILL WEAKEN SAT. $$ GMZ080-292130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST TUE DEC 29 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W PART. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF LOW AND FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF LOW AND FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT . SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-292130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST TUE DEC 29 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 96W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT W OF FRONT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE OVER NW WATERS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ084-292130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST TUE DEC 29 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT N OF 28N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT AHEAD OF FRONT AND W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT SE TO WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON ...THEN BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ086-292130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST TUE DEC 29 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N LATE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW TO W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER NELSON