000 FZNT24 KNHC 062115 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-070330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SAT DEC 06 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NE FLORIDA TO 26N90W TO AN 1018 MB LOW NEAR 20N95W TONIGHT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FLORIDA STRAITS TO 23N90W TO 20N94W SUN AFTERNOON AND EXIT THE GULF ON MON. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN GULF MON AND TUE AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE TUE. THE FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 25N89W TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE ON WED AND EXIT THE GULF LATE THU. WINDS TO GALE FORCE ARE EXPECTED W OF THE FRONT. $$ GMZ080-070330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SAT DEC 06 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE TUE AND WED... .TONIGHT AND SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW 30 TO 35 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST SE PART. $$ GMZ082-070330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SAT DEC 06 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE TUE AND WED... .TONIGHT AND SUN...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST N PART. .TUE AND WED...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW 30 TO 40 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 11 TO 16 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ GMZ084-070330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SAT DEC 06 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST N PART. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ GMZ086-070330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SAT DEC 06 2008 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .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 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. $$ FORECASTER CAB