000 FZNT24 KNHC 212052 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT MON SEP 21 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. GMZ089-220330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT MON SEP 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE OVER THE N GULF ALONG 29N WILL SHIFT N OF AREA TUE. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE TUE NIGHT OR WED AND STALL FROM 29N92W TO 25N96W TO 18N95W AS A FRONTAL TROUGH THU AND FRI. FRONTAL TROUGH WEAKENS IN PLACE SAT. $$ GMZ080-220330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT MON SEP 21 2009 .TONIGHT AND TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-220330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT MON SEP 21 2009 .TONIGHT AND TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 22N. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DECREASING 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 21N. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...W OF FRONTAL TROUGH NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONTAL TROUGH SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH. .SAT...W OF FRONTAL TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF FRONTAL TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH. $$ GMZ084-220330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT MON SEP 21 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT WED AND WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S PART. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART. .FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...SUBSIDING 1 TO 2 FT SAT. $$ GMZ086-220330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT MON SEP 21 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...LOCALLY 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S PART. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF 27N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S PART. .THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER COBB