000 FZNT24 KNHC 061443 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST SAT DEC 06 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. GMZ089-062130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST SAT DEC 06 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 29N83W TO 21N96W. A REINFORCING SHOT OF COLD AIR PUSHES THE FRONT SOUTHWARD OVER THE EASTERN GULF LATER TODAY...REACHING SOUTH FLORIDA TO 23N94W BY SUN MORNING. 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. WINDS TO GALE FORCE ARE ANTICIPATED OVER THE WESTERN GULF BEHIND THE FRONT...AS IT REACHES FROM 30N85W TO 18N93W BY LATE WED. $$ GMZ080-062130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST SAT DEC 06 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 93W WED... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E SUN. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 28N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 28N. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING SE TO S. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT SHIFTING NW LATE BEHIND FRONT AND INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT EARLY WED. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-062130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST SAT DEC 06 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 92W WED... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 TONIGHT. 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 LATE 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 5 TO 8 FT N OF 22N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 22N. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT N OF 21N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 21N. .WED....NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 17 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ084-062130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST SAT DEC 06 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF FRONT OTHERWISE N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THEN SHIFTING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-062130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST SAT DEC 06 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS SHIFTING NW. 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 BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NW PART LATE. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN/CANGIALOSI