000 FZNT24 KNHC 131510 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 13 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. GMZ089-132130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 13 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WAVY STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR APALACHICOLA FLORIDA TO A 1005 MB LOW NEAR 29N95W. THE LOW WILL MOVE NE INTO SE TEXAS MON AND DRIFT INTO WESTERN LOUISIANA. COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE LOW IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO NE MEXICAN COAST TUE MORNING...FROM NE LOUISIANA COAST TO NE MEXICO BY WED MORNING AND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THU MORNING. $$ GMZ080-132130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 13 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N BETWEEN 95W AND 91W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS PRIMARILY E OF 95W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 95W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 95W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF 95W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 95W. .TUE...N OF 28N E OF 93W SW TO W WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PART. .WED...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-132130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 13 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .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. $$ GMZ084-132130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 13 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...FROM 24N TO 28N W OF 88W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF FRONT E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT. $$ GMZ086-132130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 13 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...SW TO W WINDS 1O TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK