000 FZNT24 KNHC 060248 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT SUN SEP 05 2010 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. GMZ089-060930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT SUN SEP 05 2010 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N87W TO 28N95W WILL DISSIPATE BY MON MORNING. NEWLY FORMED TROPICAL DEPRESSION TEN NEAR 20.7N 95.5W AT 10 PM CDT 1003 MB MOVING N AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. THE DEPRESSION WILL STRENGTHEN TO A TROPICAL STORM NEAR 21.7N 95.8W MON MORNING... STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES TO 23.2N 97.1W MON EVENING...AND WEAKEN TO A DEPRESSION INLAND NEAR 24.7N 98.6W TUE MORNING BEFORE BECOMING A REMNANT LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN RIO GRANDE VALLEY TUE NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE N GULF TUE THROUGH FRI. $$ GMZ080-060930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT SUN SEP 05 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 26N W OF 96W... .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 KT W OF 96W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM E AND 30 NM W SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 93W. .TUE NIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 94W. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 92W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 92W. .THU...E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-060930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT SUN SEP 05 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 20N W OF 94W... .TONIGHT...WITHIN 90 NM OF LOW PRES WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF 93W AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 93W. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF TROUGH SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 93W. .MON THROUGH TUE...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM E AND 30 NM W SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM E AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLES OF LOW PRES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF CENTER SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF CENTER NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 93W. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...S OF 20N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 20N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT WED. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST NW PART. .THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-060930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT SUN SEP 05 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 88W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 24N. .TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 29N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N W OF 88W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-060930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT SUN SEP 05 2010 .TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF 25N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N AND IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 27N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER