000 FZNT24 KNHC 281507 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST SUN DEC 28 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. GMZ089-281530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST SUN DEC 28 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO NW BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE TO POSITION FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE SUNRISE MON...REACH POSITION FROM SW FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA SUNSET MON...AND DRIFT SE OF AREA MON NIGHT. A RIDGE WILL EXTEND FROM NW FLORIDA TO SE TEXAS TUE THEN MOVE E ALLOWING THE NEXT FRONT TO MOVE S OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS WED AND STALLING ALONG 25N THU. $$ GMZ080-281530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST SUN DEC 28 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH E SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SE OF FRONT S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-281530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST SUN DEC 28 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG THE FRONT. .MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS CENTRAL WATERS. .MON NIGHT...S OF 23N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 23N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART. .TUE...W OF 94W N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-281530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST SUN DEC 28 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFT TO N 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS CENTRAL WATERS. $$ GMZ086-281530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST SUN DEC 28 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 26N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...N OF 28N WINDS NW TO N 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 28N TO 25N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART. .THU...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG 25N. $$ FORECASTER LL