000 FZNT24 KNHC 160259 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-160930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST MON DEC 15 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 30N92W TO 25N98W SHOULD MOVE LITTLE BEFORE BECOMING STATIONARY LATER TONIGH. THE FRONT SHOULD MOVE NW OF THE AREA AS A WARM FRONT BY TUE NIGHT. HIGH PRES SHOULD REST OVER THE NE GULF WATERS OR THE CENTRAL FLORIDA PENINSULA WED THROUGH SAT...PROVIDING FOR A MODERATE RETURN FLOW OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN GULF. LOW PRES FORMING OVER THE PLAINS SAT SHOULD LEAD TO AN INCREASING SE TO S FLOW OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF THE AREA LATER SAT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NW. $$ GMZ080-160930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST MON DEC 15 2008 .TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .WED THROUGH THU...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU WITH OCCASIONAL WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT THU. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT WED BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU. .FRI AND SAT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE SAT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-160930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST MON DEC 15 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 20N E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 20N E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT LOCALLY NE TO E NEAR YUCATAN NEAR SUNSET. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N. .THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS W OF 95W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-160930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST MON DEC 15 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 87W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 87W. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT WED. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF 87W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 87W. .THU AND FRI...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE FRI. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF 87W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 87W. .SAT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-160930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST MON DEC 15 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE MOSTLY E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. FROM 25N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N VARIABLE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE TO S LATE FRI. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE FRI. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN