000
FZNT24 KNHC 300242
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT THU SEP 29 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. 

GMZ089-300930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT THU SEP 29 2011

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK 1013 MB HIGH PRES OVER THE NW GULF AT 28N92W 
WILL DISSIPATE FRI MORNING. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE
NORTHERN GULF FRI AFTERNOON REACHING FROM SW FLORIDA TO NE 
MEXICO SAT MORNING...THEN WILL STALL FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA 
TO THE YUCATAN SUN MORNING. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE 
BEHIND FRONT ACROSS THE N CENTRAL GULF SUN THROUGH TUE.

$$
GMZ080-300930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT THU SEP 29 2011

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE NW PORTION. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW PORTION.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 
7 FT BEHIND FRONT FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON.

$$
GMZ082-300930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT THU SEP 29 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 22N FRI NIGHT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NW TO N 
WINDS 20 KT S OF 22N W OF 94W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS 20 
KT S OF 21N W OF 94W THROUGH MON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 
TO 5 FT TUE.

$$
GMZ084-300930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT THU SEP 29 2011

.TONIGHT AND FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 
15 KT FRI. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AND 
GUSTY BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND 
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 
8 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 
KT MON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT TUE.

$$
GMZ086-300930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT THU SEP 29 2011

.TONIGHT AND FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 
TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 KT 
AND GUSTY BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND 
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 EXCEPT 
TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

$$
FORECASTER LEWITSKY