000 FZNT24 KNHC 062111 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT MON SEP 06 2010 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. GMZ089-070330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT MON SEP 06 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM HERMINE AT 24.5N 97.0W AT 4 PM CDT 992 MB MOVING N-NW AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. HERMINE IS FORECAST TO GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES INLAND ACROSS FAR NE MEXICO NEAR 25.1N 97.5W AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...THEN WILL WEAKEN AS IT CONTINUES N-NW ACROSS S TEXAS TUE. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF WATERS TUE THROUGH SAT. $$ GMZ080-070330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT MON SEP 06 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 28N W OF 95W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT OF CENTER OF HERMINE. HIGHEST WINDS 50KT GUSTS TO 60KT INCREASING TO 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT OF CENTER OF HERMINE WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 28N W OF 95W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS REMAINDER OF AREA. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 94W EARLY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-070330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT MON SEP 06 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 23N W OF 95W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE...20 NM SW QUADRANT AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT OF CENTER. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 150 NM NE...90 NM SE...30 NM SW...AND 45 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS MOVING NW OF AREA LATE. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM E AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLES OF HERMINE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 21N W OF 95W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 20N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED NIGHT. S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-070330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT MON SEP 06 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 88W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 22N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 24N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-070330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT MON SEP 06 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL