000 FZNT24 KNHC 202125 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-210330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 26N WILL MOVE EAST. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE TONIGHT AND TO 28N82W TO 25N98W BY SUNDAY EVENING THEN SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA E OF YUCATAN PENINSULA AND FROM 21N90W TO NORTHEAST MEXICO NEAR 25N DURING MON. WINDS TO GALE FORCE ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NW GULF SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT BEHIND THE FRONT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TUE THROUGH THU. $$ GMZ080-210330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO S TO SW 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT. S OF FRONT S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING E 25 TO 30 KT MIDDAY THEN SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED AND THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-210330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 .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 E TO SE WINDS 10 KT 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 AND MON NIGHT...N OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT WITH NE SWELL. .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. .THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-210330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N 25 TO 30 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT N OF FRONT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N MON NIGHT AND NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N MON NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-210330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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 AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 26N AND NE TO E 20 TO 25 S OF 26N MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N SE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .WED...N OF 26N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .THU...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER LL