000 FZNT24 KNHC 022132 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT FRI SEP 02 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. GMZ089-030330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT FRI SEP 02 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM LEE NEAR 27.5N 91.5W 1003 MB AT 2100 UTC DRIFTING N AT 2 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. LEE IS EXPECTED DRIFT NW TO N OVERNIGHT AND SAT AND STRENGTHEN SLIGHTLY...THEN BEGIN TO MOVE SLOWLY TOWARD THE NE SAT NIGHT...MOVING ASHORE ACROSS THE ATCHAFALAYA BASIN EARLY SUN...THEN CONTINUE SLOWLY NE AND ACROSS THE NEW ORLEANS AREA MON...ACROSS SE MISSISSIPPI MON NIGHT AND EARLY TUE...INTO SW ALABAMA TUE AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE ACCELERATING AND EXITING THE GULF COAST TO THE NE WED. EXTENSIVE AREAS OF LONG LIVED HEAVY RAINFALL WILL DIMINISH VISIBILITIES BELOW 5 NM OVER MUCH OF THE N CENTRAL GULF. $$ GMZ080-030330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT FRI SEP 02 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 26N E OF 94W... .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 94W TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM W OF CENTER WITH MAXIMUM WINDS TO 45 GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF 94W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 LATE. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N W OF 94W NW TO W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER AND VISIBILITIES RESTRICTED BELOW 5 NM IN NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS E OF 94W. .SAT THROUGH MON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 170 NM E AND 90 NM W OF CENTER WITH WINDS 55 GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 92W SW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 92W AND 96W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT E OF 94W. W OF 96W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS E OF 96W. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT FAR NE PORTIONS...GRADUALLY BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EARLY SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-030330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT FRI SEP 02 2011 .TONIGHT...E OF 96W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 96W W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 96W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 22N E OF 94W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 22N W OF 94W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 22N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 22N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 22N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N OF 22N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 22N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL EARLY SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-030330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT FRI SEP 02 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 25N W OF 86W... .TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 86W SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE WITHIN 175 NM E OF CENTER WITH MAXIMUM WINDS TO 45 GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER AND VISIBILITIES RESTRICTED BELOW 5 NM NEAR NUMEROUS TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 27N W OF 86W TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH MAXIMUM WINDS TO 55 GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. FROM 23N TO 26N S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR NUMEROUS TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .TUE...N OF 28N NW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT EARLY SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. FROM 24N TO 28N NW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 24N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. NUMEROUS TSTMS N PART. .WED...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE MAINLY NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-030330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT FRI SEP 02 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 26N. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 KT BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE TUE. S OF 26N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITH NW SWELL. .WED...N OF 27N W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING