000 FZNT24 KNHC 142105 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST SUN DEC 14 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. GMZ089-150330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 .SYNOPSIS...SE RETURN FLOW OVER MOST OF THE GULF TONIGHT AND MON. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST MON NIGHT AND STALL IN THE COASTAL WATERS EARLY TUE BEFORE GRADUALLY MOVING BACK INLAND TUE EVENING AND WED. A RIDGE WILL BE POSITIONED OVER THE N GULF THU AND FRI. $$ GMZ080-150330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT W OF 93W AND 5 TO 7 FT E OF 93W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ALONG THE TX COAST MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-150330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST N PART. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST N PART. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-150330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-150330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST S PART. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .THU...N OF 28N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .FRI...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER CAB