000 FZNT24 KNHC 160252 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT TUE SEP 15 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. GMZ089-160930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT TUE SEP 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 29N91W TO 26N95W. THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THE FRONT WILL SHIFT EAST...ALLOWING THE FRONT TO EXTEND FROM MOBILE BAY TO 28N91W TO 28N97W WED MORNING...AND DISSIPATE WED NIGHT AS A NEW FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW GULF. THIS SECOND FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 30N93W TO 26N97W THU MORNING...THEN REMAIN STATIONARY AS IT WEAKENS TO A TROUGH FRI...AND DISSIPATES SAT. $$ GMZ080-160930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT TUE SEP 15 2009 .TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS NW OF FRONT SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-160930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT TUE SEP 15 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT TO 15 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 94W. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT....EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 94W. $$ GMZ084-160930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT TUE SEP 15 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 88W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. .WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 24N FRI. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N THROUGH THU. .SAT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-160930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT TUE SEP 15 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 28N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS WED NIGHT. S OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK/CHRISTENSEN