000 FZNT24 KNHC 132100 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT MON SEP 13 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. GMZ089-132130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT MON SEP 13 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM TAMPA BAY THROUGH 27N90W TO FREEPORT...TEXAS WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. SURFACE TROUGH ALONG 91W S OF 24N WILL MOVE W THROUGH THE BAY OF CAMPECHE AND SW GULF THROUGH WED. LOW PRES JUST SW OF JAMAICA WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN WED...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE...INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS IN THE FAR SOUTHERN GULF BEGINNING TUE. THE LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE SW GULF THU MORNING NEAR 20N91W...MOVE TO 21N94W FRI MORNING...AND BE NEAR 22N97W SAT MORNING. $$ GMZ080-132130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT MON SEP 13 2010 .TONIGHT...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR DISSIPATING FRONT. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT FRI AND SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART. $$ GMZ082-132130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT MON SEP 13 2010 .TONIGHT AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF TROUGH AND NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF TROUGH TUE. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS BAY OF CAMPECHE. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT N OF 20N E OF 92W WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART. .THU THROUGH SAT...WITHIN 90 NM OF LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF LOW PRES NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS BEHIND LOW PRES. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF LOW PRES NW TO N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND LOW PRES. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW PRES. $$ GMZ084-132130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT MON SEP 13 2010 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S 26N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N TUE NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S 24N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .THU...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS TO 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-132130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT MON SEP 13 2010 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S PART. .THU...FROM 24N TO 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER