000 FZNT24 KNHC 300324 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT SAT AUG 29 2009 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. GMZ089-300930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT SAT AUG 29 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 26N TONIGHT BEFORE SHIFTING S AHEAD OF COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE FAR NORTHERN PORTION LATE SUN AFTERNOON. FRONT WILL REACH LINE FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO FAR SOUTHERN TEXAS AND NE MEXICO MON...THEN SLOWLY BECOME DIFFUSE THROUGH THU OVER MUCH OF THE AREA WITH ONLY WEAK TROUGH REMAINING OVER FAR NE GULF. $$ GMZ080-300930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT SAT AUG 29 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF FRONT BECOMING W TO NW SUN NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR S PORTION. .THU...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-300930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT SAT AUG 29 2009 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 23N. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA IN THE EVENINGS NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 93W. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA IN THE EVENINGS NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT E OF 94W...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF 94W. SCATTERED TSTMS S AND W PORTIONS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-300930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT SAT AUG 29 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED AND THU...N OF 25N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-300930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT SAT AUG 29 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE TUE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART.. .THU...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ELSEWHERE. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE