000 FZNT24 KNHC 232111 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT SUN AUG 23 2009 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. GMZ089-240330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT SUN AUG 23 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE CENTRAL GULF NEAR 25N90W THEN STATIONARY TO THE UPPER TEXAS COAST WILL DISSIPATE LATER TONIGHT. WEAK HIGH OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL WEAKEN THROUGH MON THEN SURFACE RIDGE BUILD BACK ACROSS AREA TUE THROUGH THU. A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH APPROACHES NW GULF FRI. $$ GMZ080-240330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT SUN AUG 23 2009 .TONIGHT...E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 1 FT. W OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS S PART. .MON THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 96W AT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS. $$ GMZ082-240330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT SUN AUG 23 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 22N E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT 15 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA THIS EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 22N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 22N WED. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE FRI. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ084-240330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT SUN AUG 23 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS FAR NW PORTION. $$ GMZ086-240330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT SUN AUG 23 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING E. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...HIGHEST STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .WED AND THU...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER COBB