000 FZNT24 KNHC 301458 CCA OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CORRECTED NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2008 CORRECTION TO EXPIRATION TIME 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. GMZ089-302130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A DISSIPATING COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM SW FLORIDA TO 26N88W WHERE IT BECOMES STATIONARY TO 25N96W THEN DROPS S INTO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE. THIS FRONT WILL WASH OUT TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI SHIFTS SE TO NEAR THE WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA COAST ON WED AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW WATERS LATE TONIGHT INTO WED MORNING...THEN REACHES FROM SW FLORIDA W TO 25N90W TO NE MEXICO BY LATE WED NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WED THROUGH THU AS THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE FRONT LIFTS N AS A WARM FRONT THU AS A THIRD COLD FRONT THEN MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST FRI...AND QUICKLY REACHES THE NE GULF BY SAT EXTENDING W INTO THE N CENTRAL GULF WHERE IT BECOMES STATIONARY WNW TO NE TEXAS. $$ GMZ080-302130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... BECOMING SE TO S TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 28N W OF 92W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT N OF FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-302130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 23N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NE 10 TO 15 KT NEAR THE COAST OF MEXICO E OF 94W. 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. $$ GMZ084-302130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE N OF 25N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL S PART. .TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... INCREASING TO N TO NE 15 T0 20 KT N OF FRONT WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED NIGHT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-302130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 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. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 4 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 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 NELSON/AGUIRRE