000 FZNT24 KNHC 081518 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT THU SEP 08 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. GMZ089-082130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT THU SEP 08 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM NATE NEAR 20.4N 92.4W 1003 MB AT 10 AM CDT MOVING E AT 02 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. NATE IS FORECAST TO SLOWLY INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 20.5N 92.2W TONIGHT...THEN TURN NW AND MOVE TO 21.1N 92.2W FRI MORNING...TO 21.9N 92.7W FRI NIGHT...AND REACH HURRICANE INTENSITY AS IT REACHES 22.5N 93.2W EARLY SAT MORNING...TO 23.1N 93.8W EARLY SUN MORNING AND TO 23.6N 94.4W BY MON MORNING. A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM NEAR TAMPA TO THE CENTRAL GULF WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT. $$ GMZ080-082130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT THU SEP 08 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR SE PART. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 26N 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 26N 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 T0 FT FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR S PART. .SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. $$ GMZ082-082130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT THU SEP 08 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 23N E OF 95W... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED BETWEEN 92W AND 95W LATE FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 45 NM NE QUADRANT...90 N SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 80 NM NW QUADRANT OF NATE. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 90 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT W OF 97W 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF NATE. .TONIGHT AND FRI...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 45 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW QUADRANT AND 80 NM OF CENTER OF NATE. HIGHEST WINDS INCREASING TO 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT...WITHIN 90 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS AND 120 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS BUILDING TO 24 FT FRI. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF NATE. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...HURRICANE CONDITIONS WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED BETWEEN 92W AND 95W. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM OF NATE. $$ GMZ084-082130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT THU SEP 08 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 88W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT. N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E SAT AND SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT SAT AND SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N W OF 88W. $$ GMZ086-082130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT THU SEP 08 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG WITHIN 180 NM S OF 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 AGUIRRE