000 FZNT24 KNHC 290929 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT MON AUG 29 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. GMZ089-291530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT MON AUG 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION EXTENDS SW TO 27N88W...AND NW TO SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA. THE FRONT WILL STALL AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE. LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE SW GULF TONIGHT AND TRACK WNW TOWARDS MEXICO THROUGH WED WHILE AN ATLC RIDGE BUILDS WESTWARD JUST N OF THE AREA. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN FRI. $$ GMZ080-291530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT MON AUG 29 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT THIS AFTERNOON AND SHIFTING TO E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 26N E OF 95W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .THU AND FRI...WINDS SHIFTING TO SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 26N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. $$ GMZ082-291530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT MON AUG 29 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 21N E OF 92W BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT... EXCEPT N OF 21N E OF 92W BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 22N E OF 93W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT N OF 22N E OF 93W 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .WED...N OF 21N E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 21N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 93W. .THU AND FRI...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 94W...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 94W. $$ GMZ084-291530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT MON AUG 29 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT S OF 26N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 26N BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 26N 15 TO 20 KT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT E OF 87W LATE THU AND TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 26N 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART WED. $$ GMZ086-291530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT MON AUG 29 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT FRI. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT FRI. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE