000 FZNT24 KNHC 282028 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT SUN AUG 28 2011 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 SUN AUG 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK STATIONARY FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 28N90W TO SE TEXAS WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH MON NIGHT. LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE SW GULF WED AND THU AS AN ATLC RIDGE BUILDS WESTWARD ALONG THE FAR NORTHERN GULF. $$ GMZ080-290330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT SUN AUG 28 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...WINDS NE 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-290330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT SUN AUG 28 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 21N E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 21N W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 21N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 93W W TO NW 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 93W. .WED...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 21N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU AND FRI...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-290330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT SUN AUG 28 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-290330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT SUN AUG 28 2011 .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...WINDS S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS