000 FZNT24 KNHC 070256 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-070930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SAT DEC 06 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 28N93W TO 25N87W TO 24N98W BECOMES STATIONARY E OF 90W. THE FRONT SHOULD BECOME STATIONARY FROM 23N81W TO 23N90W TO 25N98W BY SUN EVENING...WITH THE WESTERN END OF THE FRONT LIFTING NE AS A WARM FRONT MON MORNING FROM 29N96W TO 25N90W. THE FRONT SHOULD MOVE TO 30N93W TO 26N89W MON EVENING BEFORE MOVING NE OF THE AREA EARLY TUE. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL GULF MON AND TUE AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE TUE. THE FRONT SHOULD STRETCH FROM 30N88W TO 20N96W SUNRISE WED...30N85W TO 21N88W WED EVENING... FROM 30N83W TO 22N85W SUNRISE THU...AND SE OF THE AREA LATE THU. WINDS TO GALE FORCE ARE EXPECTED W OF THE FRONT WED. $$ GMZ080-070930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SAT DEC 06 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE TUE AND WED... .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT MON AFTERNOON...20 TO 25 KT MON EVENING...AND S 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE OF WARM FRONT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT THEN SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN S SWELL LATE. NW OF FRONT LATE NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF 28N NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT WED EVENING THEN 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. S OF 28N NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT WED AFTERNOON THEN 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL THEN SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 15 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT BY THU EVENING. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 27N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 27N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-070930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SAT DEC 06 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE TUE AND WED... .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 20N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N AND 1 TO 3 FT S OF 20N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON AFTERNOON THEN 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT N OF 23N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 20N. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE EVENING THEN SHIFTING NW 15 TO 20 KT NW OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT N OF 20N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT S OF 23N LATE AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT FAR NW PART LATE. .WED...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT WED EVENING THEN 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 18 FT BY WED EVENING IN NW TO N SWELL. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WITHIN 90 NM OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF 22N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT BY THU EVENING AND 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NW TO N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT E OF 94W AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF 94W LATE. S OF 22N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT BY THU EVENING AND 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NW TO N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE. $$ GMZ084-070930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SAT DEC 06 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT SUN AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF WARM FRONT SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF 88W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF WARM FRONT. .TUE...N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 24N SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 88W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 88W BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT AREA WIDE. .WED...N OF 25N SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 15 FT S OF 28N LATE. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT S OF 28N SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE AND 6 TO 10 FT N OF 28N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ GMZ086-070930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SAT DEC 06 2008 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATER SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT N OF 27N LATE. .WED...N OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS INCREASING 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW W OF 83W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS W AND NW PART LATER WED. .THU...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT S OF 28N. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 26N EARLY. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN