000 FZNT24 KNHC 120250 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST THU DEC 11 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. GMZ089-120930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST THU DEC 11 2008 .SYNOPSIS...SECONDARY COLD FRONT FROM 31N84W TO 28N85W TO 23N90W. STRONG WINDS TO GALE FORCE ON BOTH SIDES OF BOUNDARY TILL LATE TONIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE FRI AND SAT AS RIDGE BUILDS OVER SE STATES. RETURN FLOW INCREASES SAT THROUGH LATE SUN AS LOW PRES MOVES THROUGH CENTRAL PLAINS. WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES TX COAST OVERNIGHT MON NIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE INTO MON AND AS PRES GRADIENT RELAXES WITH LOW PRES LIFTING OUT THROUGH GREAT LAKES AND RIDGE MOVES E INTO SW N ATLC. $$ GMZ080-120930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST THU DEC 11 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF 94W AND 6 TO 9 FT E OF 94W. .FRI...E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N BY AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT HIGHEST S. W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF 94W BY AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT W OF 94W. .SUN...W OF 94W SE TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-120930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST THU DEC 11 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 20N E OF 94W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 10 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE HIGHEST E PART. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 22N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT W OF 96W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N OF 20N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT N OF 22N W OF 96W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT N OF 23N W OF 95W. S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 7 FT N OF 21N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N. $$ GMZ084-120930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST THU DEC 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 14 FT LATE. S OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 88W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 26N AND 8 TO 9 FT S OF 26N FRI NIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N OF 28N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 28N SE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N. .MON AND TUE...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT N OF 28N E OF 88W TILL MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E WINDS 15 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-120930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST THU DEC 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISH TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE FRI NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT SE SUN. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SUN. .MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT AND TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK