000 FZNT24 KNHC 110249 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM 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. GMZ089-110930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST WED DEC 10 2008 .SYNOPSIS...SFC LOW PRES 29N88W 1007 MB ANCHORS A COLD FRONT EXTENDING SOUTH TO 19N92W. GALE FORCE WINDS CAN BE FOUND OVER SW GULF BEHIND FRONT EARLY TONIGHT BUT ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BEFORE GALE FORCE BY MIDNIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE FRI AND SAT AS A RIDGE AXIS MOVES EASTWARD ACROSS THE GULF. RETURN FLOW INCREASES SAT THROUGH LATE SUN AS LOW PRES MOVES THROUGH CENTRAL PLAINS THEN DIMINISHES MON. $$ GMZ080-110930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST WED DEC 10 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT E OF 93W AND TO 10 KT W OF 93W THU NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 11 FT LATE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS NE PART EARLY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT S OF 27N E OF 93W EARLY FRI. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 KT BECOME S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILD TO 7 TO 8 FT W OF 95W LATE. .SUN...E OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ082-110930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST WED DEC 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...WITHIN 120 NM W OF FRONT N OF 21N NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT. E OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .THU...N OF 20N E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N OF 20N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. S OF 20N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...N OF 20N E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .SAT...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT N OF 23N W OF 96W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N OF 22N W OF 93W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 110 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-110930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST WED DEC 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...WITHIN 120 NM W OF FRONT FROM 22N TO 25N NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT N OF 25N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 25N. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS MAINLY E OF FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT EARLY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 87W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S OF 25N E OF 89W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OCCASIONALLY 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ GMZ086-110930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST WED DEC 10 2008 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT N PART LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 25N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFT W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILD TO 10 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME NE 20 KT AND GUSTY FRI NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE. .SAT AND SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SUN. .MON...N OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.3 $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK