000 FZNT24 KNHC 081444 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-082130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST MON DEC 08 2008 .SYNOPSIS...SE WINDS INCREASE ACROSS THE GULF TONIGHT AND TUE AHEAD OF DEVELOPING LOW PRES OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT PUSHES OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE EVENING...REACHING A POSITION FROM NEAR PENSACOLA FLORIDA TO THE SW GULF NEAR 21N97W BY WED MORNING...TALLAHASSEE TO 21N87W THU MORNING AND SE OF THE AREA THU NIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH STRONG GALE FORCE OVER THE W GULF BEHIND THE FRONT LATE TUE AND WED. WINDS AND SEAS GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM W TO E THU AND FRI AS THE FRONTAL LOW PRES MOVES NE OF THE AREA AND HIGH PRES BUILDS E OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. $$ GMZ080-082130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST MON DEC 08 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUE NIGHT AND WED... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT W OF 95W TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TONIGHT. .TUE THROUGH WED...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NW 30 TO 40 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS NW OF FRONT TUE NIGHT AND WED...THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE WED. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT NW OF FRONT WED. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 92W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT W OF 92W LATE. .FRI...E OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 93W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-082130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST MON DEC 08 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUE NIGHT AND WED... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF 94W TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 21N W OF 94W. .TUE...S 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 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 93W AND 10 TO 15 KT W OF 93W. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING 7 TO 11 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-082130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST MON DEC 08 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 87W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT SHIFTING W LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ086-082130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST MON DEC 08 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 26N S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF 26N AND 15 TO 20 KT S OF 26N BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN/CANGIALOSI