000 FZNT24 KNHC 100258 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST TUE DEC 09 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. GMZ089-100930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST TUE DEC 09 2008 .SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY WINDS PREVAIL IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT CURRENTLY ALONG TX COAST. THE FRONT SHOULD LIE FROM 31N88W TO 21N90W TO 18N93W THU EVENING WITH A 1010 MB LOW NEAR 31N88W AND MOVE E AND S OF AREA BY FRI EVENING. GALE TO STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED W OF FRONT TONIGHT AND WED. WINDS AND SEAS GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM W TO E THU THROUGH FRI AND SAT...AS HIGH PRES SLIDES TO THE E N OF THE AREA. STRONG HIGH PRES OVER THE CAROLINAS LATE SAT AND SUN AND DEVELOPING LOW PRES OVER THE PLAINS WILL LED TO A RETURN OF MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER THE WESTERN WATERS BY SUN. $$ GMZ080-100930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST TUE DEC 09 2008 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. NW OF FRONT N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT S OF 27N LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT N OF 28N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE. S OF 27N NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS RAPIDLY BUILDING TO 11 TO 18 FT IN N SWELL WED MORNING THEN SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 14 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT WITHIN 30 NM E OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN S SWELL. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT E OF 93W AND 10 TO 15 KT W OF 93W LATE. SEAS 7 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT S OF 28N E OF 95W. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AREA WIDE THEN BECOMING NE TO E E OF 93W AND E TO SE W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF 93W SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AND 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT W OF 93W LATE. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT E OF 93W AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF 93W LATE. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT W OF 94W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF 94W AND 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT W OF 94W. $$ GMZ082-100930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST TUE DEC 09 2008 ...STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT N OF 21N AND 3 TO 6 FT S OF 21N. NW OF FRONT VERY LATE NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT LATE. SCATTERED .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 40 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT WITHIN 30 NM OF FRONT N OF 23N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 22N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 22N. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 11 FT LATE. W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 1O TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT W OF 94W EARLY SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF 94W SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .SAT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N OF 22N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-100930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST TUE DEC 09 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS DEVELOPING NW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING N OF 25N TO 25 TO 30 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N AND 7 TO 9 FT N OF 25N. NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 25N AND 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL S OF 25N. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N OF 25N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-100930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST TUE DEC 09 2008 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT N OF 26N. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. E OF FRONT N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE...HIGHEST S PART. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE N OF 26N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK