000 FZNT24 KNHC 040903 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST THU DEC 04 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. GMZ089-041530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST THU DEC 04 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT IS CURRENTLY MOVING OFF THE TX COAST INTO THE NW GULF. A WAVE IS EXPECTED TO FORM ALONG THE COLD FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF TODAY...WITH THE 1019 MB LOW OVER THE FAR WESTERN FL/ALABAMA BORDER THU EVENING AND THE COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE LOW TO 21N97W. THE BOUNDARY WILL MOVES TO 29N82W TO 24N93W TO 19N96W FRI EVENING AND THE PORTION OF THE BOUNDARY W OF 90W IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE SAT EVENING AS THE MID LEVEL IMPETUS FOR THE COLD FRONT MOVES NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE ATLC. A SURFACE RIDGE WILL PASS EASTWARD THROUGH THE GULF EARLY NEXT WEEK AND SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETS UP IN THE WESTERN GULF BY MON AS THE NEXT TROUGH APPROACHES FROM THE PLAINS. $$ GMZ080-041530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST THU DEC 04 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART NEAR FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-041530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST THU DEC 04 2008 .TODAY...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SUBSIDING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 21N E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 96W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 96W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT N OF 23N W OF 93W IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT FRI. .SAT...W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 96W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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. $$ GMZ084-041530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST THU DEC 04 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 25 KT NW OF FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE AND INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-041530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST THU DEC 04 2008 .TODAY...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK