000 FZNT24 KNHC 080926 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST MON DEC 08 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. GMZ089-081530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST MON DEC 08 2008 .SYNOPSIS...SE WINDS INCREASE ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH TUE...BETWEEN HIGH PRES BUILDING OFF THE CAROLINA COAST AND DEVELOPING LOW PRES MOVING INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. A COLD FRONT PUSHES OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE EVENING...REACHING A POSITION FROM NEAR PENSACOLA FLORIDA TO THE SW GULF NEAR 20N96W BY WED MORNING...THEN SHIFTS SW OF THE GULF BY THU MORNING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH STRONG GALE FORCE OVER THE WESTERN GULF BEHIND THE FRONT LATE TUE TO EARLY WED. WINDS AND SEAS GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST THU INTO FRI AS THE LOW PRES MOVES NE OF THE AREA AND HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. $$ GMZ080-081530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST MON DEC 08 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUE NIGHT AND WED... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT W OF 95W TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TONIGHT. .TUE THROUGH WED...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS NW OF FRONT TUE NIGHT AND WED...THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE WED. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT NW OF FRONT WED. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...E OF 93W NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THEN BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 93W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-081530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST MON DEC 08 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUE NIGHT AND WED... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 22N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 22N. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NW 35 TO 45 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS BEHIND THE FRONT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT BY LATE WED. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 10 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT BY LATE THU. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ084-081530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST MON DEC 08 2008 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 87W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT SHIFTING W LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT N OF 29N 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N AND 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL S OF 27N. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N. $$ GMZ086-081530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST MON DEC 08 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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 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. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN