000 FZNT24 KNHC 050926 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT MON SEP 05 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. GMZ089-051530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT MON SEP 05 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST WILL DIG SE THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF TODAY...LIE FROM 30N85W TO 18N95W TUE AFTERNOON AND BECOME STATIONARY FROM NE GULF TO BAY OF CAMPECHE WED THROUGH FRI. $$ GMZ080-051530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT MON SEP 05 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...BEHIND FRONT NW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N AT 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT LATE TONIGHT. AHEAD OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT LATE TONIGHT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-051530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT MON SEP 05 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 24N E OF 94W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW WINDS TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 23N AND S OF 21N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 22N E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .WED THROUGH FRI...S OF 22N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 22N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ GMZ084-051530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT MON SEP 05 2011 .TODAY...N OF 28N W OF 86W S TO SW WINDS TO 33 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 24N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT...THEN TO 15 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT LATE TUE. S OF 27 BEHIND FRONT N WINDS NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT TUE. AHEAD OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT EXCEPT WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .THU...BEHIND FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. AHEAD OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .FRI...BEHIND FRONT N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AHEAD OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. $$ GMZ086-051530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT MON SEP 05 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT LATE. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 83W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 26N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW AT 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT WED. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE TUE. SEAS TO 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER