000 FZNT24 KNHC 121531 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-122130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST FRI DEC 12 2008 .SYNOPSIS...SECONDARY COLD FRONT FROM NAPLES 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 AND RIDGE MOVES E INTO SW N ATLC. $$ GMZ080-122130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST FRI DEC 12 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 27N E OF 93W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE SAT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT W OF 94W. .SUN...W OF 94W SE TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS W OF 94W AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-122130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST FRI DEC 12 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 23N E OF 95W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 23N BETWEEN 92W AND 95W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. TONIGHT...N OF 22N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF 96W...AND SEAS 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE N OF 22N. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS 3 TO 5 FT. .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. $$ GMZ084-122130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST FRI DEC 12 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 28N LATE. S OF 25N NW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N WINDS 15 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS EARLY S OF 28N AND FROM 28N TO 29N E OF 88W 8 TO 12 FT...AND ELSEWHERE SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...BECOMING SEAS S OF 28N 7 TO 11 FT...AND SEAS N OF 28N 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 26N E OF 88W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. FROM 26N TO 29N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 29N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N OF 25N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT N OF 28N E OF 88W TILL MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E WINDS 15 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-122130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST FRI DEC 12 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 MT