000 FZNT24 KNHC 312107 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT MON AUG 31 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. GMZ089-010330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT MON AUG 31 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO CENTRAL TEXAS COAST. THE FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE SE ACROSS THE GULF WATERS THROUGH THU REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO. A SERIES OF WAVES WILL PASS EASTWARD ALONG THE BOUNDARY THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. $$ GMZ080-010330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT MON AUG 31 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE TO S W OF 95W LATE THU. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-010330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT MON AUG 31 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT. SEAS 2 FT S OF 23N AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 23N. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 93W. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-010330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT MON AUG 31 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-010330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT MON AUG 31 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E WINDS 10 KT S OF 26N SAT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR