000 FZNT24 KNHC 291453 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST MON DEC 29 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. GMZ089-291530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST MON DEC 29 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM APALACHICOLA FL TO 26N90W TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL SLOWLY MOVE TO A CENTRAL FL TO S CENTRAL GULF TONIGHT AND BECOME DIFFUSE INTO TUE MORNING. A RIDGE WILL MOVE TO ALONG 30N TUE...THEN SHIFT TO THE SE PART ALONG 26N E OF 90W WED AS THE NEXT COLD FRONT ENTERS THE NORTHERN WATERS TUE NIGHT INTO WED MORNING. THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO THEN BECOME STATIONARY ALONG 25N WED NIGHT...THEN DRIFT N AS A WEAK WARM FRONT THU IN ADVANCE OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT THAT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ALONG A LINE FROM NE FL TO 27N88W FRI...BECOMING STATIONARY TO CENTRAL TEXAS LATE FRI. $$ GMZ080-291530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST MON DEC 29 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 26N W OF 95W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N W OF 95W. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 28N E OF 94W. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL S OF 27N W OF 95W. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SHIFTING TO N TO NE AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-291530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST MON DEC 29 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT...AND S OF 21N BETWEEN 92W AND 95W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 23N W OF 94W N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-291530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST MON DEC 29 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... INCREASING TO N 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS CENTRAL WATERS. .FRI...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-291530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST MON DEC 29 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 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...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT N OF FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT N OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG 25N. .FRI...S WINDS 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON/AGUIRRE