000 FZNT24 KNHC 092107 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-100330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST TUE DEC 09 2008 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS SHOULD PREVAIL TONIGHT IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT PUSHING OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE TONIGHT. THE FRONT SHOULD LIE FROM 30N89W TO 20N97W SUNRISE WED...FROM 30N87W TO 18N94W WED AFTERNOON WITH LOW PRES FORMING NEAR 29N89W...AND 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. STRONG HIGH PRES OVER THE CAROLINAS LATE SAT AND SUN AND DEVELOPING LOW PRES OVER THE PLAINS WILL LED TO A RETURN OF MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER THE WESTERN WATERS BY SUN. $$ GMZ080-100330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST TUE DEC 09 2008 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT TONIGHT. NW OF FRONT LATE N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT S OF 27N LATE. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE. S OF 27N NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS RAPIDLY BUILDING TO 11 TO 19 FT IN N SWELL WED MORNING THEN SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 14 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN S SWELL. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT E OF 93W AND 10 TO 15 KT W OF 93W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF 93W SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE AND 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL W OF 93W SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AREA WIDE THEN BECOMING NE TO E E OF 93W AND E TO SE W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF 93W SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AND 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT W OF 93W LATE. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT E OF 93W AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF 93W LATE. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT W OF 94W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF 94W AND 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT W OF 94W. $$ GMZ082-100330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST TUE DEC 09 2008 ...STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT N OF 21N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 21N. NW OF FRONT VERY LATE NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT LATE. SCATTERED .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. .SUN...E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF 93W AND 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT W OF 93W. $$ GMZ084-100330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST TUE DEC 09 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS DEVELOPING N HALF...MOST NUMEROUS LATE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS SHIFTING NW TO N W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW EXCEPT SHIFTING NW 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT W OF FRONT LATE. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT IMMEDIATELY W OF FRONT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 25N AND 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL S OF 25N. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 25N. $$ GMZ086-100330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST TUE DEC 09 2008 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT .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 EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 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. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN