000 FZNT24 KNHC 091508 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST TUE DEC 09 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. GMZ089-092130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST TUE DEC 09 2008 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS SHOULD PREVAIL TODAY ACROSS THE GULF IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT PUSHING OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE TONIGHT. THE FRONT SHOULD A POSITION FROM 30N89W TO 20N97W WED MORNING...FROM 30N87W TO 21N90W WED EVENING ...FROM 29N83W TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL THU MORNING...AND THEN SE OF THE AREA BY THU EVENING. GALE TO STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED W OF FRONT TUE NIGHT AND WED. WINDS AND SEAS GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM W TO E THU THROUGH FRI AND SAT...AS HIGH PRES SLIDES E N OF THE AREA. $$ GMZ080-092130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST TUE DEC 09 2008 ...GALE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT TONIGHT. NW OF FRONT LATE N TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE. S OF 27N NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS RAPIDLY BUILDING TO 11 TO 19 FT IN N SWELL WED MORNING THEN SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 14 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN S SWELL. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT E OF 93W AND 10 TO 15 KT W OF 93W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF 93W SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE AND 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL W OF 93W SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AREA WIDE THEN BECOMING NE TO E E OF 93W AND E TO SE W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF 93W SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AND 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT W OF 93W LATE. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT E OF 93W AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF 93W LATE. $$ GMZ082-092130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST TUE DEC 09 2008 ...STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 KT N OF 23N E OF 94W LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT N OF 22N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 22N. NW OF FRONT VERY LATE NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 23N NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT WED EVENING THEN 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EARLY BUILDING TO 10 TO 18 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 23N NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 40 TO 50 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT WED AFTERNOON AND 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT BUILDING TO 11 TO 19 FT IN N SWELL. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N 10 TO15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 1O TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 8 FT LATE. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT W OF 94W EARLY SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF 94W SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .SAT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-092130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST TUE DEC 09 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT W OF 88W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS SHIFTING NW TO N W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW EXCEPT SHIFTING NW 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT W OF FRONT LATE. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT IMMEDIATELY W OF FRONT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 25N AND 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL S OF 25N. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ086-092130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST TUE DEC 09 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS EARLY. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 26N AND AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 26N EARLY BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. E OF FRONT N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE...HIGHEST S PART. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE N OF 26N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN