000 FZNT24 KNHC 300251 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM 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. GMZ089-300930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST TUE DEC 29 2009 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP OVER NE TEXAS LATE TONIGHT ALONG A COASTAL TROUGH. THE LOW WILL MOVE NE TO MISSISSIPPI DELTA WED NIGHT DRAGGING A 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 IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-300930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST TUE DEC 29 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF LOW AND FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF LOW AND FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT . SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT LATE SUN NIGHT. ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ082-300930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST TUE DEC 29 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF 95W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING 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 AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF FRONT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE OVER NW WATERS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO N 15 KT FAR NW WATERS BEHIND FRONT LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART SUN. $$ GMZ084-300930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST TUE DEC 29 2009 .TONIGHT...NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING 2 TO 3 FT N OF 28N LATE .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT AHEAD OF FRONT AND W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT SE TO WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE N OF 25N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SUN. $$ GMZ086-300930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST TUE DEC 29 2009 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE 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 THU NIGHT. 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 AND SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SUN. $$ FORECASTERM NELSON/DGS