000 FZNT24 KNHC 032131 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST WED DEC 03 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. GMZ089-040330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST WED DEC 03 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OVER THE NW WATERS TODAY IN ADVANCE OF NEXT COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST TONIGHT. A WAVE IS EXPECTED TO FORM ALONG THE COLD FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THU...WITH THE 1020 MB LOW OVER SE ALABAMA THU EVENING AND THE COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE LOW TO 20N96W. THE BOUNDARY WILL MAKE LITTLE SOUTHERLY PROGRESS AS IT MOVES TO 29N82W TO 23N98W FRI EVENING. THE FRONT MOVES SE OVER THE GULF E OF 90W SAT AND EXTENDS FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO 25N97W BY LATE SUN. THE FRONT DISSIPATES MON WITH RETURN FLOW SETTING OVER THE GULF W OF 90W. $$ GMZ080-040330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST WED DEC 03 2008 .TONIGHT...W OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS...SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S AND INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT W OF 94W. $$ GMZ082-040330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST WED DEC 03 2008 .TONIGHT...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 6 FT. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT N OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT FRI. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT N OF 24N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S AND INCREASING TO 20 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT W OF 94W. $$ GMZ084-040330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST WED DEC 03 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 25 KT NW OF FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 FT S OF 23N. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE AND INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N. $$ GMZ086-040330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST WED DEC 03 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E AND SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER COBB