000 FZNT24 KNHC 161513 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 16 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. GMZ089-162130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .SYNOPSIS....A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 30N85W THROUGH A WEAK LOW PRES NEAR 27N92W 1015 MB AND S TO 20N96W. THE FRONT WILL REACH A POSITION FROM 29N83W TO 27N91W TO 18N94W AND STALL EARLY WED BEFORE WEAKENING FURTHER AND BECOMING INDISTINCT THU. WEAK LOW PRES ALONG THE FORMER FRONT SHOULD PERSIST OVER THE NW GULF FRI BUT DISSIPATE SAT. THE SECOND SURGE OVER COOL AIR OVER THE EASTERN U.S. SHOULD REINVIGORATE THE FRONT LATE FRI...WITH THE FRONT LYING THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 29N94W BY EARLY SAT. $$ GMZ080-162130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT W OF 91W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 92W AND 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT E OF 92W. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE PART. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 92W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 92W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...S OF 28N E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ GMZ082-162130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT DIMINISHING. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W OF 94W NW TO N WIND 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT OR LESS FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-162130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 29N FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-162130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING N TO NE WED. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 28N LATE FRI. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS INCREASING TO 2 TO 3 FT N OF 28N FRI. .SAT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN