000 FZNT24 KNHC 120912 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST FRI DEC 12 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. GMZ089-121530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST FRI DEC 12 2008 .SYNOPSIS...SECONDARY COLD FRONT FROM FT MYERS FLORIDA TO 23N89W MOVES E OF AREA TODAY. FRESH TO STRONG NW WINDS VEER TO THE N AND NE TONIGHT AND SAT AND SLOWLY SUBSIDE. RETURN FLOW INCREASES SAT THROUGH LATE SUN AS LOW PRES MOVES THROUGH CENTRAL PLAINS. WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES TX COAST OVERNIGHT MON NIGHT AND STALLS NEAR THE COAST TUE. WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE MON AND TUE AS PRES GRADIENT RELAXES WITH LOW PRES LIFTING OUT THROUGH GREAT LAKES AND RIDGE MOVES E INTO SW N ATLC. $$ GMZ080-121530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST FRI DEC 12 2008 .TODAY...E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT HIGHEST SE. W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF 94W LATE SAT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT W OF 94W. .SUN...W OF 94W SE TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS W OF 94W AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-121530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST FRI DEC 12 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE AND INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT N OF 23N E OF 93W. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT N OF 23N E OF 93W SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE W OF 93W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 93W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 22N VARIABLE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT W OF 96W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N OF 20N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT N OF 22N W OF 96W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT N OF 23N W OF 95W. S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 7 FT N OF 21N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N. $$ GMZ084-121530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST FRI DEC 12 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TONIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N OF 25N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT N OF 28N E OF 88W TILL MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E WINDS 15 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-121530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST FRI DEC 12 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT SE SUN. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SUN. .MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT AND TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER COBB