000 FZNT24 KNHC 040842 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT FRI SEP 04 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. GMZ089-041530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT FRI SEP 04 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGHING OVER EASTERN GULF FROM 27N82W TO 26N87W WILL BECOME ZONAL ALONG 28N TO 29N BY SAT NIGHT AND DISSIPATE SUN. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF EARLY NEXT WEEK. $$ GMZ080-041530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT FRI SEP 04 2009 .TODAY THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-041530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT FRI SEP 04 2009 .TODAY THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-041530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT FRI SEP 04 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART MON AND TUE. $$ GMZ086-041530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT FRI SEP 04 2009 .TODAY...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART TUE. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK