000 FZNT24 KNHC 080257 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT MON SEP 07 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. GMZ089-080930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT MON SEP 07 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK PRES PATTERN THROUGH THU. WEAK TROUGH OVER WESTERN GULF FRI AND SAT. $$ GMZ080-080930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT MON SEP 07 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI AND SAT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. $$ GMZ082-080930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT MON SEP 07 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 KT S OF 22N E OF 92W EVENINGS. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI AND SAT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-080930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT MON SEP 07 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 25N BECOME ISOLATED TUE NIGHT. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-080930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT MON SEP 07 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES