000 FZNT24 KNHC 151511 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT MON SEP 15 2008 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. GMZ089-152130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT MON SEP 15 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 30N88W TO 24N97W WILL REACH FROM 30N84W TO 28N92W TO 20N97W TUE MORNING AND STALL FROM 29N83W TO 27N92W TO 18N94W WED MORNING...BEFORE WEAKENING TO A TROUGH FROM 28N84W TO 27N93W TO 18N94W THU MORNING. LOW PRES ALONG THE TROUGH SHOULD PERSIST OVER NW GULF WATERS THROUGH FRI. $$ GMZ080-152130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT MON SEP 15 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE THEN 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 7 FT TUE AND 4 TO 6 FT TUE NIGHT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU...W OF 92W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. FRI...W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-152130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT MON SEP 15 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT OR LESS TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT THEN SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TUE NIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT DIMINISHING TUE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 93W AND 2 TO 4 FT E OF 93W. .FRI...W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-152130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT MON SEP 15 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-152130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT MON SEP 15 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE MOSTLY SW TO W WINS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN