000 FZNT24 KNHC 211518 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST SUN DEC 21 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. GMZ089-212130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM SE LOUISIANA TO CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS WILL MOVE TO SW FLORIDA TO 22N97W TONIGHT AND FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO 24N93W TO 20N96W MON AND E OF THE AREA MON NIGHT. WINDS INCREASE TO GALE FORCE TONIGHT AND EARLY MON OVER THE NW GULF N OF FRONT. $$ GMZ080-212130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS INCREASING 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT. S OF FRONT S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING E 25 TO 30 KT MIDDAY THEN SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED AND THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-212130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF THE FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT N OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E 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 IN NE SWELL. .TUE...N OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-212130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 25 TO 30 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT N OF FRONT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N MON NIGHT AND NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N MON NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-212130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 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 TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 26N AND NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 26N MON NIGHT. SEAS 8 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 8 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 BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 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 MT/DGS