000 FZNT27 KNHC 042133 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT SUN SEP 04 2011 ...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR A MORE DETAILED FORECAST WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COASTLINE... SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM LEE NEAR 30.6N 91.8W 987 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 04 MOVING N 05 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 55 KT. LEE WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT DRIFTS NW...WEAKENING TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION NEAR 33.3N 87.5W TUE. A COLD FRONT WILL DIVE THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF MON AND BECOME STATIONARY FROM THE NE GULF TO THE SW GULF TUE THROUGH FRI. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 26N E OF 92W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 240 NM SE AND 90 NM SW OF CENTER WITH WINDS TO 40 GUSTS TO 55 KT...DIMINISH TO 35 KT GUSTS 50 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 200 NM SW AND 335 NM SE QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 17 FT. S OF 27N W OF 95W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER AREA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER AND VISIBILITIES RESTRICTED BELOW 5 NM IN NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS N OF 27N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF 95W NW TO W WINDS TO 33 KT EARLY...BECOMING NW TO N AND DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT...DIMINISHING TO 7 TO 10 FT MON NIGHT. W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 92W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. .WED THROUGH FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 24N E OF 94W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW WINDS MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .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. .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. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 26N W OF 86W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 240 NM SE OF CENTER WITH WINDS TO 40 GUSTS TO 55 KT...DIMINISHING TO 35 GUSTS 50 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 335 NM SE SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N S TO SW WINDS TO 33 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS TO 12 FT. S OF 24N S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT THROUGH YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER AND VISIBILITIES RESTRICTED BELOW 5 NM NEAR NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 25N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 200 NM SE QUADRANT WITH WINDS TO 35 GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N WINDS TO 33 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS TO 12 FT. S OF 24N S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER AND VISIBILITIES RESTRICTED BELOW 5 NM NEAR NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 25N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT...THEN TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 27 SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N. .WED...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 25N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 26N S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING SW LATE TUE THEN BECOMING NW AT 15 KT LATE WED. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT WED. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE TUE THEN DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE WED. SEAS TO 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE WED. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$