000 FZNT24 KNHC 040329 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT SAT SEP 03 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. GMZ089-040930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT SAT SEP 03 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM LEE AT 29.4N 92.6W 988 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 04 MOVING N NW OR 335 DEG AT 2 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 45 GUSTS 55 KT. LEE WILL WEAKEN SLIGHTLY AS IT MOVES NORTHWARD INTO LOUISIANA TONIGHT...THEN SHIFTS NE ACROSS LOUISIANA WEAKENING FURTHER AS IT MOVES TO 30.7N 90.9W MON MORNING AND CROSSING INTO MISSISSIPPI MON BEFORE BECOMING A TROPICAL DEPRESSION THERE BY LATE MON. A WEAK TROUGH EXTENDS FROM S SIDE OF LEE SW TO BAY OF CAMPECHE MON NIGHT THEN SHIFTS E AND DISSIPATES WED. $$ GMZ080-040930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT SAT SEP 03 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 26N E OF 94W... .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 225 NM E AND 80 NM W OF CENTER WITH WINDS TO 45 GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM E SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF 98W NW TO W WINDS TO 33 KT EXCEPT SW WINDS E OF 93W. SEAS TO 12 FT. S OF 26N E OF 98W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. W OF 98W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER AND VISIBILITIES RESTRICTED BELOW 5 NM IN NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS E OF 92W. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E OF 95W NW TO W WINDS TO 33 KT EXCEPT SW WINDS E OF 92W...DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE. .TUE...N OF 27N E OF 92W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. .WED AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-040930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT SAT SEP 03 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 24N E OF 93W SW WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE. N OF 24N W OF 93W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 22N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 22N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 24N E OF 94W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW WINDS MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT W OF TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE AND WED...S OF 22N E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE WED. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .THU...S OF 24N E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO N WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT S OF 21N W OF 94W. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT S OF 21N W OF 94W. $$ GMZ084-040930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT SAT SEP 03 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 27N W OF 86W... .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 210 NM E OF CENTER WITH WINDS TO 40 GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM E SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N S TO SW WINDS TO 33 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS TO 12 FT. S OF 24N S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT THROUGH YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER AND VISIBILITIES RESTRICTED BELOW 5 NM NEAR NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 24N. .TUE...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 27 SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N. .WED...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-040930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT SAT SEP 03 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 25N. .MON...N OF 25N S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N. .TUE AND WED...N OF 26N S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING SW LATE TUE THEN BECOMING NW AT 15 KT LATE WED. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT WED. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE TUE THEN DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE WED. SEAS TO 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE WED. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES