000 FZNT24 KNHC 112100 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. GMZ089-120330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT FRI SEP 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS...SURFACE TROUGH FROM NEAR TAMPA FLORIDA SW TO NEAR 24N86W WILL LIFT IN GENERAL NORTHWARD DIRECTION THROUGH SAT MORNING...AND MERGE WITH AN AREA OF BROAD LOW PRES OVER THE WESTERN GULF LATE SAT NIGHT INTO SUN. A 1011 MB LOW PRESENTLY NEAR 26N95W WILL THEN TRACK NE UNTIL A COLD FRONT MERGES WITH IT NEAR THE SW LOUISIANA AND NE TEXAS COASTS SUN. THE COLD FRONT IS THEN FORECAST TO SLOWLY MOVE E AND BECOME STATIONARY ACROSS THE NORTHERN MIDDLE PORTION TUE AND WED. $$ GMZ080-120330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT FRI SEP 11 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 5TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W BECOMING W TO NW 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SHIFTING TO E OF 95W SUN. .MON...E OF 95W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 95W W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW E OF 93W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E AND SE PARTS. $$ GMZ082-120330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT FRI SEP 11 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 93W TONIGHT...THEN ENTIRE AREA SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT. .MON THROUGH WED...E OF 96W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 96W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART MON AND TUE. $$ GMZ084-120330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT FRI SEP 11 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS DIMINISHING TO S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 1O KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY N OF 24N. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT TUE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. $$ GMZ086-120330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT FRI SEP 11 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N S WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS...MORE NUMEROUS N OF 27N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .MON...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .TUE AND WED...MAINLY VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N BECOMING S TO SW AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PORTION. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE