000 FZNT24 KNHC 180255 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM 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. GMZ089-180930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST WED DEC 17 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT ALONG THE TEXAS COAST BECOMES A WARM FRONT TONIGHT AND MOVES N OF THE AREA LATE TONIGHT. 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 SE TO 30N84W TO 23N98W BY SUN EVENING. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM SOUTH-CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE MON FOLLOWED BY STRONG N TO NE WINDS. $$ GMZ080-180930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST WED DEC 17 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT THU. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 1 MILE IN FOG WITHIN 100 NM OF COAST TONIGHT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT LATE SAT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE SAT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT N OF 28 N LATE. $$ GMZ082-180930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST WED DEC 17 2008 .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. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 1 MILE IN FOG WITHIN 100 NM OF COAST N OF 21N. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...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 20 TO 30 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. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT NW OF FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT NW OF FRONT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ084-180930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST WED DEC 17 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE FRI. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 30 KT NW OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 23N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-180930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST WED DEC 17 2008 .TONIGHT...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 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...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. .MON...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 25 N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR/CHRISTENSEN