000 FZNT24 KNHC 010243 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST WED DEC 31 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. GMZ089-010930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST WED DEC 31 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM TAMPA TO BROWNSVILLE WILL LIFT BACK N AS A WARM FRONT FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO CORPUS CHRISTI THU AND DISSIPATE FRI. S WINDS INCREASE AHEAD OF SECOND FRONT WHICH IS EXPECTED TO STALL NEAR THE TEXAS AND LOUISIANA COASTS SAT AND SUN. THE FRONT BECOMES REINFORCED MON AND REACHES FROM 30N93W TO 24N98W LATE IN THE DAY. $$ GMZ080-010930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST WED DEC 31 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT W OF 94W FRI NIGHT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT LATE MON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-010930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST WED DEC 31 2008 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 21N. $$ GMZ084-010930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST WED DEC 31 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING S THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N WATERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR COAST. .SAT THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N PART SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N WATERS. $$ GMZ086-010930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST WED DEC 31 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE/CANGIALOSI