000 FZNT24 KNHC 090151 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM 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. GMZ089-090930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST MON DEC 08 2008 .SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASING ALL WATERS IN ADVANCE OF STRONG COLD FRONT PUSHING OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE TUE REACHING A POSITION FROM NW FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE SUNSET WED AND FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO YUCATAN PENINSULA SUNRISE THU AND SE OF AREA THU NIGHT. GALE AND STORM CONDITIONS W OF FRONT TUE NIGHT AND WED. WINDS AND SEAS GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM W TO E THU THROUGH SAT. $$ GMZ080-090930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST MON DEC 08 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUE NIGHT AND WED... .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF 93W AND 7 TO 9 FT W OF 93W. .TUE THROUGH WED...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 TO 45 KT NW OF FRONT TUE NIGHT AND WED...THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE WED. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT NW OF FRONT WED. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W LATE THU. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT W OF 95W LATE. .FRI...E OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 93W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-090930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST MON DEC 08 2008 ...STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE TUE NIGHT INTO EARLY WED NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 TO 25 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 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 TO 50 KT BEHIND THE FRONT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 40 KT BY LATE WED. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 12 TO 18 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT E OF 93W AND 15 TO 20 KT W OF 93W. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .FRI...E OF 95W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ084-090930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST MON DEC 08 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ086-090930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST MON DEC 08 2008 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 26N S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ FORECASTER NELSON