000 FZNT24 KNHC 261509 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 26 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. GMZ089-262130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 26 2008 .SYNOPSIS....HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDING FROM THE SOUTH CENTRAL U.S. INTO THE GULF IN WAKE OF A STATIONARY FRONT WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE FRONT SHOULD BECOME DIFFUSE BUT LIFT SLOWLY NORTHWARD SUN AND MON AS A WEAK TROUGH OVER THE SOUTHEAST WATERS. OTHERWISE...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. SHOULD KEEP A CYCLONIC FLOW OVER THE EXTREME NE GULF WATERS TODAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. $$ GMZ080-262130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 26 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS N OF 28N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 28N SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT SAT NIGHT AND 2 FT OR LESS SUN. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SW NEAR TEXAS COAST LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS N OF 28N AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N. $$ GMZ082-262130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 26 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 22N W OF 92W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 22N E OF 92W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 21N DIMINISHING TONIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 22N W OF 92W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...S OF 21N W OF 92W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 22N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 22N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 92W AND 2 TO 4 FT E OF 92W. $$ GMZ084-262130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 26 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING W TO NW N OF 29N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT NEAR SHORE SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N DIMINISHING TONIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 28N NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 24N E OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 25N. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT W TO NW NEAR SHORE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-262130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 26 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E TO SE S OF 25N SAT MORNING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N TODAY BECOMING ISOLATED TONIGHT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED TSTMS S HALF. .TUE...N OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LES. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NW TO N N OF 26N LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN