000 FZNT24 KNHC 042035 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. GMZ089-050330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT FRI SEP 04 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL DRIFT NW REACHING THE NW GULF SUN THEN MOVE E ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS MON AND TUE. $$ GMZ080-050330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT FRI SEP 04 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-050330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT FRI SEP 04 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT S OF 22N E OF 96W DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-050330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT FRI SEP 04 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART MON AND TUE. $$ GMZ086-050330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT FRI SEP 04 2009 .TONIGHT AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH WED...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 MT