000 FZNT24 KNHC 012057 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST MON DEC 01 2008 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. GMZ089-020330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST MON DEC 01 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A REINFORCING COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO 26N94W WILL QUICKLY SWEEP ACROSS THE EAST AND CENTRAL WATERS WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF GALE FORCE WINDS N OF 27N TONIGHT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE NW WATERS TUE NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF NEXT COLD FRONT MOVING OFFSHORE TEXAS WED NIGHT. FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 27N97W BY LATE THU...THEN STALLS ALONG 28N FRI AND SAT. $$ GMZ080-020330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST MON DEC 01 2008 .TONIGHT...E OF 95W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DECREASING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 94W S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON AND TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-020330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST MON DEC 01 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FAR NE PORTION. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT TO 9 FT FAR NE PORTION. S OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE SE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE NE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO N 15 KT FAR NW PORTION. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT N 15 KT FAR NW PORTION. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-020330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST MON DEC 01 2008 ...GALE WARNING N OF 26N... .TONIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS INCREASING 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 14 FT. FROM 24N TO 26N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25K KT EARLY BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS N OF 28N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT THROUGHOUT. .THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT N OF FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-020330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST MON DEC 01 2008 ...GALE WARNING N OF 27N... .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...HIGHEST STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT OVER N PART LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER COBB