000 FZNT24 KNHC 262106 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. GMZ089-270330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT FRI SEP 26 2008 .SYNOPSIS....HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDS FROM THE SOUTH CENTRAL U.S. INTO THE GULF BEHIND A STATIONARY FRONT LYING FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE. THE FRONT SHOULD BECOME DIFFUSE SUN AND MON BUT LIFT SLOWLY N...POSSIBLY CREATED UNSETTLED CONDITIONS FROM THE YUCATAN INTO THE SE GULF WATERS. OTHERWISE...WEAK LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. SHOULD KEEP A CYCLONIC FLOW OVER THE EXTREME NE GULF WATERS TODAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. FINALLY...A STRONG COLD FRONT SHOULD ENTER THE NORTHERN GULF WED MORNING AND LIE ROUGHLY FROM PANAMA CITY FLORIDA TO HOUSTON TEXAS WED EVENING. $$ GMZ080-270330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT FRI SEP 26 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF 28N AND 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW TO W 10 KT OR LESS N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 2 FT OR LESS N OF 29. .WED...S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR OR ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-270330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT FRI SEP 26 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 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 TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 21N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 22N W OF 92W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 21. .SUN AND MON...S OF 21N 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS...MOST NUMEROUS BAY OF CAMPECHE AND NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA. .TUE...N OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AREA WIDE. $$ GMZ084-270330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT FRI SEP 26 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING W TO NW N OF 28N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT NEAR SHORE. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N DIMINISHING TONIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E S OF 23N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 23N. .SUN AND MON...N OF 28N VARIABLE MAINLY W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 24N E OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 27N. .TUE...S OF 25N E OF 77W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT NEAR SHORE. SCATTERED TSTMS SE PART. .WED...S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-270330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT FRI SEP 26 2008 .TONIGHT 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. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S HALF. .TUE...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING W TO NW...N OF 26N LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 10 KT OR LESS N OF 28N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT N OF 28N. S OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS FAR N... NEAR APPROACHING FRONT. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN