000 FZNT24 KNHC 020859 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST TUE DEC 02 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. GMZ089-021530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST TUE DEC 02 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A REINFORCING COLD FRONT FROM TAMPA BAY TO 24N94W WILL QUICKLY MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH EAST AND CENTRAL WATERS WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF GALE FORCE WINDS N OF 26N THIS MORNING. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE NW WATERS TUE NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF NEXT COLD FRONT MOVING OFFSHORE TEXAS THU. FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 23N97W BY THU EVENING...THEN STALLS AND WEAKENS ALONG 26N/27N FRI AND SAT. $$ GMZ080-021530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST TUE DEC 02 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON AND TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT LATE. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS BY AFTERNOON AND SE TO S 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 94W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-021530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST TUE DEC 02 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 21N E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 96W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 21N E OF 96W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT W OF 93W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT W OF 94W. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 23N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 23N. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT FRI. $$ GMZ084-021530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST TUE DEC 02 2008 ...GALE WARNING FROM 26N TO 29N... .TODAY...FROM 26N TO 29N W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT BECOMING N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-021530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST TUE DEC 02 2008 ...GALE WARNING N OF 27N... .TODAY...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN LATE. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. S OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT TO 5 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK