000 FZNT24 KNHC 140225 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. GMZ089-140930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT SUN SEP 13 2009 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES INLAND OVER SE TEXAS WITH DEVELOPING COLD FRONT FROM GALVESTON TO 24N96W. LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY NE INTO WESTERN LOUISIANA MON AND THEN E-NE ACROSS THE GULF COAST STATES AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM SW LOUISIANA TO 25N94W LATE MON AND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 25N92W BY LATE WED...THEN DISSIPATES THU. $$ GMZ080-140930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT SUN SEP 13 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 95W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF 95W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 95W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 95W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 93W SW TO W WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PART. .WED...NW OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-140930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT SUN SEP 13 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NE PORTION. .MON THROUGH FRI...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 TROUGH. $$ GMZ084-140930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT SUN SEP 13 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 25N. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .THU AND FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF TROUGH. $$ GMZ086-140930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT SUN SEP 13 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY N OF 26N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE THROUGH FRI...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 STRIPLING/COBB