000 FZNT24 KNHC 122036 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT SAT SEP 12 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. GMZ089-130330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT SAT SEP 12 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR CEDAR KEY FLORIDA TO A 1006 MB LOW NEAR 28N96W. A TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE LOW TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO. THE LOW WILL MOVE NNE MOVING ONSHORE THE NE TEXAS COAST TONIGHT INTO SUN. THE TROUGH WILL BECOME A WEAK COLD FRONT AND EXTEND FROM SW LOUISIANA TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE...FROM THE CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST TO NE MEXICO BY WED...AND FROM NEAR MOBILE ALABAMA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE BY THU. $$ GMZ080-130330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT SAT SEP 12 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 94W WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT. .TUE AND WED...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT. .THU...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-130330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT SAT SEP 12 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT. .MON THROUGH THU...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 E OF FRONT...BECOMING ISOLATED WED. $$ GMZ084-130330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT SAT SEP 12 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N SE 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 29N E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 1O TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N BECOMING E TO SE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF N OF 25N. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 24N TO 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT. $$ GMZ086-130330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT SAT SEP 12 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY...THEN BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N MAINLY S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 25N TO 28N. AREAS OF RAIN WITH VSBY BELOW 5 NM N OF 28N. .SUN...S OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 1O TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .MON AND MON NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 29N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS...BECOMING ISOLATED NW PORTION LATE THU. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE