000 FZNT24 KNHC 272021 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT SAT SEP 27 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. GMZ089-280330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT SAT SEP 27 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED NEAR NORTHERN BELIZE WILL MEANDER OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN BEFORE MOVING INTO THE S CENTRAL GULF NEAR 24N87W MON EVENING. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE RAPIDLY NE AND LIE NEAR 27N86W TUE MORNING WITH AN ASSOCIATED TROUGH FROM 28N83W TO 21N88W AND THEN OFFSHORE THE FLORIDA EAST COAST EARLY WED...WITH A TROUGH HANGING BACK FROM TAMPA FLORIDA TO 21N87W. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS AND LIE FROM THE BIG BEND OF FLORIDA TO FREEPORT TEXAS WED MORNING...FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO 24N98W THU MORNING...AND FROM THE NW CARIBBEAN TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE THU. $$ GMZ080-280330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT SAT SEP 27 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 27N E OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...LOWEST N OF 28N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 28N E OF 95W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO 10 KT. SEAS TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED TSTMS SE PART.. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 27N E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT S OF 28N. SCATTERED TSTMS SE PART. .TUE...E OF 92 N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW TO W 10 KT OR LESS N OF 27N W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED TSTMS FAR NW LATE. .WED...S OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-280330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT SAT SEP 27 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E S OF 21N E OF 95W. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 22N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 22N BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT AREA WIDE. SCATTERED E HALF SUN AND MON. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-280330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT SAT SEP 27 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 23N LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N INCREASING. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS NEAR SHORE AND N TO NE OFFSHORE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS S OF 25N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT NEAR LOW. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS...MOST NUMEROUS S PART. .TUE...S OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 27N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS DIMINISHING AFTERNOON OR EVENING. .WED...S OF FRONT N W TO WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. N OF FRONT NW TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-280330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT SAT SEP 27 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NW TO N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT E TO SE IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...HIGHEST S. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE TO E. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 83W LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS BECOMING NUMEROUS W HALF LATE. .TUE...N OF TROUGH NE TO WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. S OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS DIMINISHING LATE. .WED...S OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .THU...S OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN