000 FZNT24 KNHC 100254 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT FRI SEP 9 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. GMZ089-100930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT FRI SEP 9 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM NATE NEARLY STATIONARY NEAR 20.1N 93.2W 998 MB AT 10 PM CDT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. NATE IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY INTENSIFY AND DRIFT W TO NEAR 20.2N 93.8W SAT MORNING...20.1N 94.7W SAT NIGHT...20.0N 95.5W SUN MORNING...AND MOVE INLAND NEAR 19.8N 96.8W SUN NIGHT. A WEAK TROUGH IN THE EASTERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE BY SAT NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-100930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT FRI SEP 9 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE PORTION THROUGH EARLY SAT. .MON...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-100930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT FRI SEP 9 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 22N W OF 91W... .TONIGHT AND SAT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM E AND WITHIN 90 NM W SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 22N W OF 93W. HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS S OF 22N W OF 95W MON MORNING. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N W OF 95W IN THE MORNING. .TUE...S OF 22N W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA IN THE EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-100930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT FRI SEP 9 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS BETWEEN 24N AND 28N. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-100930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT FRI SEP 9 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL