000 FZNT24 KNHC 050310 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM 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. GMZ089-050930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST THU DEC 04 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 30N86W THROUGH 23N95W TO 20N97W SHOULD MOVE TO 29N83W THROUGH 25N90W TO 23N96W TO 20N97W FRI EVENING...FROM 26N82W TO 24N90W TO 25N96W SAT EVENING...AND BECOME STATIONARY FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THROUGH 24N90W TO 25N96W BY SUN EVENING. THE FRONT WILL BEGIN LIFTING N AS A WARM FRONT MON MORNING AND EXTEND FROM 29N97W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND THEN MOVE TO 30N91W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA MON EVENING AND NE OF THE AREA TUE MORNING. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES MON AND TUE AHEAD NEXT FRONT...LIKELY A STRONG ONE...EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW CORNER EVENING TUE AND MOVE TO 30N94W TO 24N98W LATE. $$ GMZ080-050930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST THU DEC 04 2008 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT MON EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF 94W LATE. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 20 KT SHIFTING NW 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS NW OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-050930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST THU DEC 04 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 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...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE MOSTLY N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 22N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 22N. .TUE...SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ084-050930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST THU DEC 04 2008 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI AFTERNOON THEN 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT VARIABLE MOSTLY S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT AFTERNOON THEN 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE MOSTLY SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF FRONT OTHERWISE NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF FRONT LATE. .MON...N OF WARM FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. SE TO S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF WARM FRONT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT S OF 25N BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT AND 5 TO 8 FT N OF 25N BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ086-050930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST THU DEC 04 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SE OF FRONT N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT BY SAT EVENING THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE MOSTLY NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EARLY BECOMING NW TO N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON N OF WARM FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF WARM FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF WARM FRONT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN