000 FZNT24 KNHC 100930 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST WED DEC 10 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. GMZ089-101530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST WED DEC 10 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA TO NEAR 25N98W SHIFTS SE TODAY...REACHING A POSITION FROM NEAR MOBILE ALABAMA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA NEAR 22N88W THIS AFTERNOON...FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA TO THE NE YUCATAN NEAR 22N87W BY EARLY THU...THEN SE OF THE AREA BY THU AFTERNOON. GALES PREVAIL OVER THE WESTERN GULF BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH EARLY THU...WITH STORM CONDITIONS OVER THE SW GULF TODAY. WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE FRI AND SAT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND THE FRONT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES SAT AND SUN BETWEEN THE HIGH PRES OVER THE CAROLINAS AND LOW PRES MOVING THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS. $$ GMZ080-101530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST WED DEC 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE. S OF 27N NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS RAPIDLY BUILDING TO 11 TO 18 FT IN N SWELL THEN SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 14 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT E OF 93W AND 10 TO 15 KT W OF 93W LATE. SEAS 7 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL S OF 28N E OF 95W. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT E OF 93W AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF 93W LATE. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-101530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST WED DEC 10 2008 ...STORM WARNING... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 40 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT BY EVENING. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT WITHIN 30 NM OF FRONT N OF 23N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 22N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 22N. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 11 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 7 TO 10 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...N OF 22N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-101530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST WED DEC 10 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N AND 7 TO 9 FT N OF 25N. NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT N OF 27N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT N OF 28N. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 25N AND 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL S OF 25N. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N OF 25N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-101530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST WED DEC 10 2008 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 26N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT N OF 25N. .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...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN