000 FZNT24 KNHC 111141 AAA OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...UPDATED NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 630 AM CST THU DEC 11 2008 UPDATED FOR GALE WARNING IN NE GULF 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. GMZ089-111530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST THU DEC 11 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 1004 MB LOW PRES NEAR PENSACOLA FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA NEAR 22N89W. 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. WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE INTO MON AS THE LOW LIFTS OUT THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES. $$ GMZ080-111530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST THU DEC 11 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT BY TONIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT W OF 94W AND 7 TO 10 FT E OF 94W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT S OF 27N E OF 93W EARLY FRI. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 KT BECOME S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILD TO 7 TO 8 FT W OF 95W LATE. .SUN...E OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ082-111530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST THU DEC 11 2008 .TODAY...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 DIMINISHING 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. .TONIGHT...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. $$ GMZ084-111530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST THU DEC 11 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT EARLY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 87W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S OF 25N E OF 89W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OCCASIONALLY 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ GMZ086-111530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 630 AM CST THU DEC 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT BUILDING 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING SW TO W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .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 CHRISTENSEN