000 FZNT24 KNHC 071502 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST SUN DEC 07 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. GMZ089-072130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST SUN DEC 07 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO 23N90W TO 24N98W SHOULD LIE IN ROUGHLY THE SAME POSITION THIS EVENING. THE WESTERN END OF THE FRONT SHOULD LIFT QUICKLY NE AS A WARM FRONT MON OVER THE NW WATERS AND BE NE OF THE AREA LATE MON. STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW SHOULD DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN AND THEN CENTRAL GULF MON AND TUE AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE TUE. THE FRONT SHOULD STRETCH FROM 30N88W TO 20N97W SUNRISE WED...FROM 30N85W TO THE N CENTRAL YUCATAN WED EVENING...FROM 26N82W TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SUNRISE THU...AND SE OF THE AREA LATER THU. WINDS TO GALE FORCE ARE EXPECTED W OF THE FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WATERS LATE TUE INTO WED. $$ GMZ080-072130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST SUN DEC 07 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE TUE AND WED... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT W OF 95W BY MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT W OF 93W AND 5 TO 7 FT E OF 93W LATE. .TUE AND WED...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW 30 TO 40 KT W OF FRONT THEN DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT WED AFTERNOON AND 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 15 FT NW OF FRONT WED. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...E OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THEN BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 93W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-072130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST SUN DEC 07 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED WED... .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 21N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. E OF 94W 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 N OF 20N. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT SHIFTING NW 20 KT NW OF FRONT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT N OF 22N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 22N. SCATTERED TSTMS FAR NW PART LATE. .WED...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 35 KT TO 45 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT BY WED EVENING...HIGHEST WINDS S PART LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 17 FT. 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. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 23N AND 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT N OF 23N IN NW TO N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE AND 10 TO 15 KT IN NW TO N SWELL S OF 23N SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE. $$ GMZ084-072130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST SUN DEC 07 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT AND BECOMING E TO SE W OF 88W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 24N AND W OF 88W MON EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT N OF 25N LATE..HIGHEST N PART. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT N OF 25N LATE. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS ENTERING NW PART LATE. .WED...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF 24N AND 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT N OF 24N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 24N. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG OR AHEAD OF FRONT. .THU...E OF 88W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE. W OF 88W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU AFTERNOON THEN 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE. $$ GMZ086-072130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST SUN DEC 07 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 26N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 26N LATE. .WED...SE OF FRONT N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 2O TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG OR AHEAD OF FRONT. .THU...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT S OF 25N AND 15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT N OF 26N LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN