

THE GULF OF MEXICO...
THE MAIN AREA OF WEATHER TONIGHT IS IN THE SE GULF ASSOCIATED
WITH A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH AND AN UPPER LOW. DISORGANIZED
SCATTERED SHOWERS/ISOLATED TSTMS ARE GENERALLY OVER THE S/SE
GULF S OF 28N E OF 89W. THE MOST CONCENTRATED AREA OF MODERATE
CONVECTION IS JUST OFFSHORE SW FLORIDA. THE MOST PRONOUNCED AREA
OF LOW TO MID LEVEL VORTICITY IS JUST N OF THE YUCATAN CHANNEL
NEAR 23N87W. AS OF 09/0300 UTC THE SFC TROUGH AXIS IS ANALYZED
ALONG 23N89W TO THE COAST OF FLORIDA NEAR 27N82W...AND CONTINUES
THROUGH CENTRAL FLORIDA TO JUST OFFSHORE CAPE CANAVERAL IN THE
ATLC. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE NOT CURRENTLY FAVORABLE FOR
DEVELOPMENT. THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF IS RATHER TRANQUIL WITH
WINDS MOSTLY 15 KT OR LESS AND SEAS 4' OR LESS. VERY DRY/STABLE
MID TO UPPER AIR IS OVER THE NE GULF...BEING ADVECTED SW BY NE
UPPER FLOW BETWEEN THE UPPER LOW JUST E OF CENTRAL FLORIDA...AND
THE UPPER HIGH OVER ERN TEXAS. THE WEAK SFC TROUGHING WILL
DOMINATE OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO AS IT MOVES SLOWLY NW. THIS
WILL KEEP WINDS MOSTLY ON THE LIGHT TO MODERATE SIDE...THOUGH
SCATTERED SHOWERS/TSTMS ANTICIPATED NEAR THE TROUGHING.