000 FZNT24 KNHC 111510 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 11 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. GMZ089-112130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH OVER THE SE GULF WILL DRIFT NW TO THE N CENTRAL GULF LATE TONIGHT AND MERGE WITH THE COASTAL TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN GULF. THESE TWO TROUGHS WILL BE JOINED BY LOW PRES IN THE VICINITY OF GALVESTON BAY. THIS LOW PRES CENTER WILL LIFT NORTH UNTIL A COLD FRONT MEETS UP WITH IT OVER TX ON SUN...WITH THE COLD FRONT PUSHING THROUGH THE NW GULF MON AND TUE. $$ GMZ080-112130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 11 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SE OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 28N S TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON AND TUE...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE MON NIGHT AND TUE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ082-112130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 11 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 94W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 94W. .MON AND TUE...E OF 96W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 96W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NW PART. $$ GMZ084-112130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 11 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT S OF TROUGH. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 29N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS LATE SAT AND SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...N OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 23N. .MON AND TUE...N OF 25N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. $$ GMZ086-112130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 11 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N. .TONIGHT AND SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK