000 FZNT24 KNHC 190911 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST FRI DEC 19 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. GMZ089-191530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST FRI DEC 19 2008 .SYNOPSIS...SURFACE RIDGE STRETCHED ACROSS THE GULF FROM THE HIGH CENTERED OFF THE NE FL COAST WILL BE FORCED E ON SUN AS A STRONG COLD FRONT EMERGES OFF THE TEXAS COAST. THE COLD FRONT WILL LIE FROM 30N90W TO 27N98W SUN MORNING...FROM 28N82W TO 25N86W TO 23N98W SUN EVENING...THEN SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA BY MIDDAY MONDAY. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE EASTERN UNITED STATES BEHIND THE FRONT AND IS QUICKLY SHUTTLED INTO THE ATLC AS THE NEXT TROUGH MOVES INTO THE PLAINS ON TUE. $$ GMZ080-191530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUN AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT S OF 27N W OF 96W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 13 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING E AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT N OF 28 N LATE. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ082-191530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST FRI DEC 19 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 23N W OF 95W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SOUTH OF THE FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...SHIFTING TO E TO NE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF THE FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. BUILDING TO 6 FT N OF FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF FRONT...BECOMING NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-191530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST FRI DEC 19 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N 25 TO 30 KT NW OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N LATE AND NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ086-191530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST FRI DEC 19 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS FRI. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 25 TO 30 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT N OF FRONT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT N OF 26N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 26N. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK