000 FZNT24 KNHC 170747 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT WED SEP 17 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. GMZ089-171530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT WED SEP 17 2008 .SYNOPSIS....A WEAK SURFACE FRONT EXTENDING FROM 28N83W TO 25N90W TO 19N94W WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN INTO A BROAD TROUGH EXTENDING N TO S ALONG 93W THU...WITH THE TROUGH MEANDERING OVER W GULF WATERS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. $$ GMZ080-171530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT WED SEP 17 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N E OF 92W E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A FEW SHOWERS S PART. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 28N E OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A FEW SHOWERS S PART. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A FEW SHOWERS CENTRAL WATERS. $$ GMZ082-171530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT WED SEP 17 2008 .TODAY THROUGH FRI...W OF 93W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 94W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. $$ GMZ084-171530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT WED SEP 17 2008 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 27N AND S OF 22N. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W CENTRAL PART. $$ GMZ086-171530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT WED SEP 17 2008 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. A FEW SHOWERS N PART. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON