000 FZNT24 KNHC 171502 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST WED DEC 17 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. GMZ089-172130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST WED DEC 17 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT 29N92W TO 27N96W TO 23N98W BECOMES A WARM FRONT THIS MORNING AND MOVES NW OF THE AREA BY THIS EVENING. MODERATE RETURN FLOW CONTINUES IN CENTRAL AND WESTERN GULF WED THROUGH FRI. DEVELOPING LOW PRES IN THE PLAINS SAT RESULTS IN COLD FRONT REACHING TX COAST SUN AND RACING SEWD TO 30N84W TO 24N98W BY SUN EVENING. $$ GMZ080-172130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST WED DEC 17 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW OF FRONT NE TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF RAIN AND VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 1 MILE IN FOG WITHIN NW OF THE FRONT. SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT THU. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE SAT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-172130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST WED DEC 17 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 20N E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 1 MILE IN FOG WITHIN 100 NM OF COAST N OF 21N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT NW OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF FRONT LATE...AND SEAS 1 TO 2 FT S OF 20N. $$ GMZ084-172130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST WED DEC 17 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE FRI. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 30 KT NW OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-172130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST WED DEC 17 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 28N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 28N E 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 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N 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. .SUN...S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING 1 TO 2 FT LATE. N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR