000 FZNT24 KNHC 282108 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-282130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SUN DEC 28 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR 26N95W TO THE COAST OF MEXICO NEAR 21N. THE FRONT WILL MOVE TO NORTH FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE MON AND SE OF AREA MON NIGHT. A RIDGE OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST BEHIND THE FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH AND WEAKEN. COLD FRONT TO MOVE S OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS WEDNESDAY AND BECOME DIFFUSE ALONG 25N LATE WEDNESDAY. RIDGE NORTHEAST OF THE AREA THURSDAY WILL MOVE EAST. COLD FRONT MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST EARLY FRIDAY AND EXTEND FROM NORTH FLORIDA TO THE CENTRAL MEXICAN COAST LATE FRIDAY. $$ GMZ080-282130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SUN DEC 28 2008 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT BECOME N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOME S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOME NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF FRONT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ GMZ082-282130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SUN DEC 28 2008 .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 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 22N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 94W N WINDS 10 KT BECOME S 10 KT OR LESS TUE NIGHT. 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...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOME SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE WED AND SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ084-282130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SUN DEC 28 2008 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT WITH SE SWELL. SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 KT BECOME NW 15 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOME NE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 28N E WINDS 10 KT BECOME SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS CENTRAL WATERS. .FRI...S OF FRONT S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ086-282130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SUN DEC 28 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISH TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 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 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...N OF 28N WINDS NW TO N 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 28N TO 25N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOME N TO NE 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 E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SE. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG 25N. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT BECOME S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N AND SHIFTING TO NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER LL