000 FZNT24 KNHC 150301 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-150930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 .SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO STRONG SE TO S FLOW OVER MOST OF THE GULF TONIGHT SHOULD BEGIN TO DIMINISH MON...AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE MON AFTERNOON. THE FRONT SHOULD STALL FROM 30N92W TO 26N97W MON NIGHT AND LIFT NW OF THE AREA AS A WARM FRONT BY TUE AFTERNOON. RETURN FLOW SHOULD REDEVELOP OVER THE GULF TUE THROUGH FRI...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF WED AND THU. RETURN FLOW SHOULD PERSIST SHOULD SUBSTANTIALLY DIMINISH...AS HIGH PRES BECOMES ESTABLISHED OVER THE NE GULF WATERS THU AND FRI. $$ GMZ080-150930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 28N W OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON MORNING. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WED THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE THU. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW N OF 28N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-150930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST N PART... SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 23N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 23N. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 22N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED EVENING AND 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THEN REBUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED NIGHT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THEN REBUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED NIGHT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-150930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 24N WED. .THU AND FRI...N OF 25N SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT THEN 2 TO 4 FT FRI. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU. $$ GMZ086-150930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 26N LATE MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT BY LATE MON N OF 26N AND 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA TONIGHT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EARLY TUE BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .THU...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS THU AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT LATE. FROM 25N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .FRI...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 25N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN