000 FZNT24 KNHC 072128 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT WED SEP 07 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. GMZ089-080330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT WED SEP 07 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM NATE NEAR 20.2N 92.4W 1004 MB AT 4 PM CDT MOVING SE OR 110 DEG AT 2 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. NATE WILL MOVE TO 20.0N 92.1W TONIGHT...20.1N 91.9W THU...GRADUALLY STRENGTHENING TO A HURRICANE NEAR 21.0N 92.5W FRI. NATE WILL BEGIN A WNW TRACK THEREAFTER AND MOVE OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF WATERS FRI THROUGH MON. $$ GMZ080-080330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT WED SEP 07 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 26N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 26N 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART. .SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. $$ GMZ082-080330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT WED SEP 07 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 22N E OF 96W... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI THROUGH MON... .TONIGHT AND THU...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER OF NATE. HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT THU. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT THU. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT W OF 96W. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF NATE. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER OF NATE. HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT FRI AND FRI NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 24 FT BUILDING TO 27 FT FRI. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF NATE. .SAT THROUGH MON...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 21N. S OF 21N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ084-080330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT WED SEP 07 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 88W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF 88W. N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT. .THU THROUGH SUN...S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 88W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT. N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E SAT AND SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT SAT AND SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N W OF 88W. $$ GMZ086-080330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT WED SEP 07 2011 .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF FRONT N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND WITHIN 150 NM SE OF FRONT. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT FRI LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT FRI. N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT FRI. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT FRI LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT SUN. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 26N. $$ FORECASTER HUFFMAN