000 FZNT24 KNHC 282108 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT MON SEP 28 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. GMZ089-290330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT MON SEP 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH HAS BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS EXTREME S FLORIDA AND THE ADJACENT SE GULF AND WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE TONIGHT AND TUE. A REINFORCING FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF BY EARLY TUE...REACH A POSITION FROM S FLORIDA TO SE TEXAS BY WED...THEN STALL AND DISSIPATE OVER THE NORTHERN FLORIDA KEYS THU. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE NW GULF BY LATE THU BETWEEN HIGH PRES OVER THE SE UNITED STATES AND ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH TEXAS. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL SINK SLOWLY INTO THE FAR N GULF SAT. $$ GMZ080-290330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT MON SEP 28 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WESTERLY WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF FRONT E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-290330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT MON SEP 28 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO NE TUE. EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ALONG YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT BRIEFLY 4 FT OFF YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. .THU AND FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...WINDS BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-290330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT MON SEP 28 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT ALONG N OF YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT TO 3 FT OFF COAST OF YUCATAN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS LESS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT ALONG N OF YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .WED...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS......EXCEPT 15 KT ALONG N OF YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-290330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT MON SEP 28 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED AND THU...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING