000 FZNT24 KNHC 030308 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM 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. GMZ089-030930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST TUE DEC 02 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE NE GULF MOVES E TONIGHT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES OVER THE NW WATERS TONIGHT AND WED IN ADVANCE OF NEXT COLD FRONT MOVING OFFSHORE TEXAS WED NIGHT. FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 21N97W BY THU EVENING...AND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 21N98W FRI EVENING. THE WESTERN HALF OF THE FRONT STALLS SAT THEN RETURNS N AS A WARM FRONT THROUGH SUN...WHILE THE EASTERN HALF OF THE FRONT PUSHES INTO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. BEFORE RE-ENERGIZING AND MOVING S TO ALONG 26N SUN. $$ GMZ080-030930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST TUE DEC 02 2008 .TONIGHT...W OF 94W S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 94W VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE TO S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 94W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS...SHIFTING TO N 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-030930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST TUE DEC 02 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 21N E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 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 8 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 AND THU NIGHT...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 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. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ084-030930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST TUE DEC 02 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 27N NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-030930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST TUE DEC 02 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 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 ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER COBB/CHRISTENSEN