000 FZNT24 KNHC 030304 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT FRI SEP 02 2011 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. GMZ089-030930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT FRI SEP 02 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM LEE NEAR 28.2N 91.6W 1000 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 03 MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. LEE IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY MOVE NORTHWARD TOWARD THE CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST THROUGH EARLY SUN...THEN CONTINUE SLOWLY NE ACROSS MISSISSIPPI AND ALABAMA. EXTENSIVE AREAS OF LONG LASTING AND HEAVY RAINFALL WILL DIMINISH VISIBILITIES TO BELOW 5 NM OVER MUCH OF N CENTRAL GULF. $$ GMZ080-030930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT FRI SEP 02 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING E OF 93W... .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 93W TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 175 NM W AND 90 NM E OF CENTER WITH MAXIMUM WINDS TO 40 GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 94W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER AND VISIBILITIES RESTRICTED BELOW 5 NM IN NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS E OF 94W. .SAT THROUGH SUN...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 175 NM E AND 90 NM W OF CENTER WITH WINDS TO 55 GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 96W SW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS TSTMS E OF 96W. .MON...N OF 27N NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT W OF 95W LATE. S OF 27N W TO NW 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. .TUE...N OF 28N E OF 94W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-030930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT FRI SEP 02 2011 .TONIGHT...E OF 96W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 96W W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 96W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 22N E OF 94W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 22N W OF 94W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 22N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 22N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 22N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N OF 22N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 22N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N AT 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL EARLY SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-030930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT FRI SEP 02 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 25N W OF 86W... .TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 86W SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT EXCEPT TROPICAL STORM FORCE WITHIN 175 NM E OF CENTER WITH MAXIMUM WINDS 40 GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT INCREASING 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER AND VISIBILITIES RESTRICTED BELOW 5 NM NEAR NUMEROUS TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 27N W OF 86W TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH MAXIMUM WINDS 55 GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. FROM 23N TO 26N S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR NUMEROUS TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .TUE...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EARLY SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. FROM 24N TO 28N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 24N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 28N. .WED...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-030930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT FRI SEP 02 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS W OF 83W. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT BECOMING S TO 25 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N W OF 83W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 83W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 26N. .MON...W OF 83W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N. .TUE AND WED...N OF 27N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT WED. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE WED. SEAS TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES