000 FZNT24 KNHC 040920 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT SUN SEP 04 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. GMZ089-041530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT SUN SEP 04 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM LEE NEAR 29.6N 92.5W 987 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 04 MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 2 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. LEE WILL WEAKEN SLIGHTLY AS IT MOVES NORTHEASTWARD INTO LOUISIANA TONIGHT...BECOMING A TROPICAL DEPRESSION NEAR 30.3N 91.5W EARLY MON. A COLD FRONT WILL DIVE THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF MON AND WEAKEN FROM THE NE GULF TO THE SW GULF TUE THROUGH THU. $$ GMZ080-041530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT SUN SEP 04 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING E OF 94W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 240 NM E AND 80 NM W OF CENTER WITH WINDS TO 40 GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM W OF CENTER AND ELSEWHERE E OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 19 FT. S OF 27N W OF 95W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER AREA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER AND VISIBILITIES RESTRICTED BELOW 5 NM IN NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS N OF 27N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF 95W NW TO W WINDS TO 33 KT EXCEPT SW WINDS E OF 92W...DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE. .TUE...N OF 27N E OF 92W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. .WED AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-041530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT SUN SEP 04 2011 .TODAY...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. .TONIGHT THROUGH 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 FRONT. 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 15 TO 20 KT. 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. $$ GMZ084-041530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT SUN SEP 04 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 26N W OF 87W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 240 NM E OF CENTER WITH WINDS TO 40 GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM E SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N S TO SW WINDS TO 33 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS TO 12 FT. S OF 24N S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT THROUGH YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER AND VISIBILITIES RESTRICTED BELOW 5 NM NEAR NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 25N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN S SWELL. S OF 25N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 27 SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N. .WED...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-041530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT SUN SEP 04 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 SCHAUER