000 FZNT24 KNHC 300225 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM 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. GMZ089-300330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM 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 LATE TUE NIGHT INTO WED MORNING. THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO BECOME STATIONARY ALONG 25N WED NIGHT...AND DRIFT N AS A WEAK WARM FRONT THU IN ADVANCE OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT THAT IS EXPECTED TO REACH FROM NE FL TO 27N88W FRI...AND FROM S FL TO NEAR NE YUCATAN PENINSULA ON SAT. BEHIND THIS FRONT...HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE IN TO THE E GULF. $$ GMZ080-300330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST MON DEC 29 2008 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 26N W OF 94W...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N W OF 94W. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 28N E OF 94W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S TUE NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR THE COAST LATE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT N OF FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT N OF FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-300330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST MON DEC 29 2008 .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 NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO N 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE MAINLY E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-300330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST MON DEC 29 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE N OF 25N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL FAR S PART. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... INCREASING TO N TO NE 15 T0 20 KT N OF FRONT WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT WED. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-300330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST MON DEC 29 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 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 AND WED NIGHT...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...EXCEPT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER FORMOSA