000 FZNT24 KNHC 152010 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. GMZ089-160330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT MON SEP 15 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 30N87W TO 27N92W TO 21N97W THIS EVENING WILL REACH FROM 30N84W TO 27N92W TO 19N95W TUE EVENING AND STALL IN ROUGHLY THIS SAME POSITION WED. THE FRONT SHOULD WEAKEN TO A TROUGH THU BUT BECOME REINFORCED OVER THE N CENTRAL AND NE WATERS FRI AFTERNOON INTO SAT. LOW PRES ALONG THE WEAKENING TROUGH SHOULD PERSIST OVER THE NW GULF WATERS THROUGH EARLY SAT AND THEN DISSIPATE. $$ GMZ080-160330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT MON SEP 15 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. E OF FRONT E TO SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU...W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W E TO SS WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS. FRI...W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-160330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT MON SEP 15 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED TO 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 LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 10 KT OR LESS N OF 23N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-160330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT MON SEP 15 2008 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT DIMINISHING. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 29N FRI. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF FRONT N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE TO E. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-160330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT MON SEP 15 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE MOSTLY SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE TO E WED. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 29N LATE FRI. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 25N S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN