000 FZNT24 KNHC 280212 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. GMZ089-280930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT SAT SEP 27 2008 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES NEAR BELIZE WILL MOVE NW ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO NEAR 22N90W LATE SUN...THEN TURN NE REACHING NEAR 24N89W LATE MON...AND MOVE ACROSS W FLORIDA NEAR TAMPA AROUND SUNSET TUE. THE LOW WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT INTO THE N GULF WED AND S OF AREA THU. $$ GMZ080-280930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT SAT SEP 27 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 28N E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...S OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-280930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 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 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. A FEW SHOWERS ALONG YUCATAN PENINSULA. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E PART. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-280930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT SAT SEP 27 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 22N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S OVER E SEMICIRCLE OF LOW PRES. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S PART. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S PART. .TUE...S OF TROUGH SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF TROUGH N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR LOW. .WED...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-280930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT SAT SEP 27 2008 .TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE SUN. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FLORIDA STRAITS. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS SW PART. .TUE...N OF TROUGH N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF TROUGH S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A FEW SHOWERS. .THU...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON