000 FZNT24 KNHC 201511 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST SAT DEC 20 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. GMZ089-202130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 26N WILL MOVE EAST AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY SUNDAY MORNING TO 28N83W TO 24N98W BY SUNDAY EVENING. WINDS TO GALE FORCE ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NW GULF SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEHIND THE FRONT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TUE AND WED. $$ GMZ080-202130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUN AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MON... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT W OF 96W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT TO 6 FT W OF 96W LATE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 11 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT MIDDAY AND E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT LATE MON THEN SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ082-202130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 AND SUN NIGHT...S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS... SHIFTING TO E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF THE FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON...N OF 22N W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. S OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 22N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-202130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE TO S LESS THAN 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N 25 TO 30 KT NW OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT N OF FRONT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N LATE AND NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT LATE. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-202130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SW TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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 NE 10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N E WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...N OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER LL