000 FZNT24 KNHC 122105 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-130330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST FRI DEC 12 2008 .SYNOPSIS...SECONDARY COLD FRONT FROM CAPE SABLE FLORIDA TO 22N88W 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/TUE MORNING 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. TX COAST FRONT REMAINS STALLED ALONG TX COAST UNTIL WED MORNING APPEARS TO MOVE N AS WARM FRONT THROUGH REST OF PERIOD. $$ GMZ080-130330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST FRI DEC 12 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 94W NE TO 3 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE WINDS 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS W OF 94W 8 TO 10 FT. SEAS E OF 94W 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS S OF 29N 7 TO 8 FT. SEAS N OF 29N 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS W OF 94W AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-130330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST FRI DEC 12 2008 .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 AND SUN NIGHT...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. .WED...E OF 95W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-130330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST FRI DEC 12 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 26N E OF 88W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. FROM 26N TO 29N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 29N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-130330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST FRI DEC 12 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS S OF 29N 9 TO 12 FT S OF 29N AND SEAS N OF 29N 4 TO 7 FT...BECOMING SEAS S OF 27N 6 TO 9 FT AND SEAS N OF 27N BECOMING 3 TO 5 FT. .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. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT WITHIN 60 NM W OF FLORIDA COAST SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT AND TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT WITHIN 60 NM W OF FLORIDA COAST SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER MT