000 FZNT24 KNHC 011415 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM 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. GMZ089-012130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST MON DEC 01 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A REINFORCING COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 24N90W WILL QUICKLY SWEEP ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF GALE FORCE WINDS BEHIND IT LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE W WATERS TUE NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF NEXT COLD FRONT MOVING OFFSHORE TEXAS WED NIGHT. FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 27N97W BY LATE FRI. $$ GMZ080-012130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST MON DEC 01 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT E OF 93W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 93W TONIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 94W S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON AND TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND FRI...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-012130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST MON DEC 01 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 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 6 FT. .WED...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 WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-012130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST MON DEC 01 2008 ...GALE WARNING N OF 26N... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS INCREASING 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 13 FT. FROM 24N TO 26N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25K KT EARLY BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS N OF 28N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. .WED...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT THROUGHOUT. .THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ GMZ086-012130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST MON DEC 01 2008 ...GALE WARNING N OF 27N... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 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 OR LESS 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT OVER N PART LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .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. $$ FORECASTER FORMOSA/COBB