000 FZNT24 KNHC 052110 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST FRI DEC 05 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. GMZ089-060330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST FRI DEC 05 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 20N97W WILL WEAKEN AND MEANDER TONIGHT. A REINFORCING SHOT OF COLD AIR PUSHES THE FRONT SOUTHWARD OVER THE EASTERN GULF SAT AFTERNOON ...REACHING SOUTH FLORIDA TO 23N96W SAT NIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO 22N94W SUN AND THEN WILL LIFT BACK N AS A WARM FRONT SUN NIGHT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES OVER THE WESTERN GULF WATERS BY EARLY MON...SPREADING E ACROSS THE GULF BY TUE AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST BY LATE TUE. THIS FRONT WILL REACH FROM 30N87W TO 19N93W WED. $$ GMZ080-060330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST FRI DEC 05 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING SE TO S. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS NW OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-060330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST FRI DEC 05 2008 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 21N E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 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 ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. 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 AND WED...SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE EVENING. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 22N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 22N. NW OF FRONT NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ084-060330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST FRI DEC 05 2008 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF FRONT OTHERWISE NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINSHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THEN SHIFTING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT W OF FRONT. $$ GMZ086-060330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST FRI DEC 05 2008 .TONIGHT...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 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EARLY SHIFTING NW TO N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 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. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING S TO SW WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI