000 FZNT24 KNHC 120849 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT SUN SEP 12 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. GMZ089-120930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT SUN SEP 12 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT WILL CLIP THE FAR N GULF LATE TODAY INTO MON. LOW PRES DISSIPAIN THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN LATE WED AND THU...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE...INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS IN THE FAR SOUTHERN GULF. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL DOMINATE THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF THROUGH THU. $$ GMZ080-120930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT SUN SEP 12 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E IN THE AFTERNOON THEN E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR GULF COAST TO NIGHT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE TUE AND WED. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-120930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT SUN SEP 12 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 93W. .MON...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF 95W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS BAY OF CAMPECHE. .MON NIGHT...W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N OF 20N E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS BAY OF CAMPECHE. .WED...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 21N W OF 95W N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS S OF 22N BECOMING NE TO E WINDS LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE AND SHIFTING N TO NE S OF 22N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART. $$ GMZ084-120930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT SUN SEP 12 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR GULF COAST SUN NIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF 26N AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR GULF COAST AND S PART. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 26N THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT THU. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S HALF. $$ GMZ086-120930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT SUN SEP 12 2010 .TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S PART LATE. .WED AND THU...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART. $$ FORECASTER DGS