000 FZNT24 KNHC 302109 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST TUE DEC 30 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. GMZ089-310330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST TUE DEC 30 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A DISSIPATING COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM SW FLORIDA TO 26N88W WHERE IT BECOMES STATIONARY TO 26N94W 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 A WARM NW TO NE TEXAS INTO SUN. $$ GMZ080-310330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST TUE DEC 30 2008 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N W OF 92W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT N OF FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW 10 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST S WATERS IN E SWELL. $$ GMZ082-310330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST TUE DEC 30 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 23N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO SE TO S 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. 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 NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-310330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST TUE DEC 30 2008 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE N OF 25N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL S PART. .WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO N TO NE 15 T0 20 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .WED NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E 5 TO 10 KT FAR S WATERS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-310330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST TUE DEC 30 2008 .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 AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG 25N. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT N OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF FRONT. 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. .SUN...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE