000 FZNT24 KNHC 060255 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT SAT SEP 05 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. GMZ089-060930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT SAT SEP 05 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH OVER THE FAR NW GULF WILL DISSIPATE SUN NIGHT. ANOTHER TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE E GULF MON NIGHT AND REACH THE MIDDLE GULF WED. $$ GMZ080-060930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT SAT SEP 05 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. $$ GMZ082-060930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT SAT SEP 05 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 KT S OF 22N E OF 92W DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. $$ GMZ084-060930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT SAT SEP 05 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. $$ GMZ086-060930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT SAT SEP 05 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER LL/JC