000 FZNT24 KNHC 152116 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST MON DEC 15 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 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. GMZ089-160330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST MON DEC 15 2008 .SYNOPSIS...MODERATE SE TO S FLOW OVER THE GULF CONTINUES EVERYWHERE EXCEPT FOR THE NW GULF WATERS/TX COAST AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE TONIGHT. THE FRONT SHOULD STALL FROM 30N88W TO 24N97W LATE TONIGHT AND START TO MOVE NW OF THE AREA AS A WARM FRONT BY TUE NIGHT. RETURN FLOW SHOULD DEVELOPS AGAIN ACROSS THE GULF TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF WED AND THU. SE TO S FLOW CONTINUES UNTIL COLD FRONT REACHES TX COAST/NW GULF WATERS EARLY SAT. FRONT RACES ACROSS S CONUS THROUGH 30N81W TO 28N85W TO 26N90W TO 25N97W EARLY SAT. $$ GMZ080-160330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST MON DEC 15 2008 .TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...LOCALLY 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...W OF 95W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING RAPIDLY TO 6 TO 9 FT WITH FRONT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BECOMING SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-160330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST MON DEC 15 2008 .TONIGHT...SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS N OF 22N 5 TO 7 FT AND SEAS S OF 22N 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 21N E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .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 BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE W OF 93W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BECOMING SEAS 2 TO 3 FT LATE. $$ GMZ084-160330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST MON DEC 15 2008 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... BECOMING SEAS 3 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 25N SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT THEN 2 TO 4 FT FRI. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI. .SAT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-160330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST MON DEC 15 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER MT