000 FZNT24 KNHC 250915 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST THU DEC 25 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. GMZ089-250930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST THU DEC 25 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT DRAPED ACROSS FAR NW GULF LIFTS NORTH TODAY. SURFACE HIGH PRES NORTH OF THE AREA WEAKENS AND DRIFTS EASTWARD FRI. SOUTHEASTERLY RETURN FLOW AROUND THE HIGH INTENSIFIES ON FRI IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT. THIS FRONT REACHES THE NW GULF COAST BY SAT EVENING AND SURGES SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE W GULF SUN...FOLLOWED BY STRONG WINDS. WINDS DIMINISH AND THE FRONT WEAKENS FROM NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 24N91W TO 23N85W TO 19N93W MON AFTERNOON. $$ GMZ080-250930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST THU DEC 25 2008 .TODAY...SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 1 NM IN FOG WITHIN 100 NM OF COAST LATE TONIGHT E OF 95W. .TONIGHT AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 90 NM SE OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS ALONG THE FRONT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-250930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST THU DEC 25 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W OF 95W AND S OF 21N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS W OF 95W 5 TO 6 FT. SEAS S OF 21N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT BY SAT EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG THE FRONT. .MON...N OF FRONT W OF 95W N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-250930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST THU DEC 25 2008 .TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 1 NM IN FOG WITHIN 100 NM OF COAST TODAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-250930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST THU DEC 25 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER MT