000 FZNT24 KNHC 090929 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT FRI SEP 09 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. GMZ089-091530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT FRI SEP 09 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM NATE NEAR 19.9N 92.3W 998 MB AT 4 AM CDT STATIONARY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. NATE IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY INTENSIFY AND DRIFT NW TO NEAR 20.3N 92.5W FRI AFTERNOON...20.7N 93.1W FRI NIGHT...20.8N 94.0W SAT AFTERNOON...20.9N 95.0W SAT NIGHT...THEN INLAND NEAR 20.5N 97.5W BY SUN NIGHT. A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO 25N89W WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT. $$ GMZ080-091530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT FRI SEP 09 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 26N W OF 94W TUE... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TONIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT N OF 28N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .SUN AND MON...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXPECTED S OF 26N W OF 94W. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. $$ GMZ082-091530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT FRI SEP 09 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 23N W OF 90W... .TONIGHT AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM OF NATE. HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT... INCREASING TO 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF NATE. .SAT THROUGH SUN...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 20N BETWEEN 92W AND 96W. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 26 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM OF NATE. .MON AND TUE...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 22N BETWEEN 92W AND 97W. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 32 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM OF NATE. $$ GMZ084-091530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT FRI SEP 09 2011 .TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W OF 88W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT. N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TUE. $$ GMZ086-091530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT FRI SEP 09 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND WITHIN 150 NM S OF FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...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. $$ FORECASTER 000 FZNT24 KNHC 090929 RRA OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT FRI SEP 09 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. GMZ089-091530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT FRI SEP 09 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM NATE NEAR 19.9N 92.3W 998 MB AT 4 AM CDT STATIONARY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. NATE IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY INTENSIFY AND DRIFT NW TO NEAR 20.3N 92.5W FRI AFTERNOON...20.7N 93.1W FRI NIGHT...20.8N 94.0W SAT AFTERNOON...20.9N 95.0W SAT NIGHT...THEN INLAND NEAR 20.5N 97.5W BY SUN NIGHT. A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO 25N89W WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT. $$ GMZ080-091530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT FRI SEP 09 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 26N W OF 94W TUE... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TONIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 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. .SUN AND MON...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXPECTED S OF 26N W OF 94W. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. $$ GMZ082-091530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT FRI SEP 09 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 23N W OF 90W... .TONIGHT AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM OF NATE. HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT... INCREASING TO 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF NATE. .SAT THROUGH SUN...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 20N BETWEEN 92W AND 96W. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 26 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM OF NATE. .MON AND TUE...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 22N BETWEEN 92W AND 97W. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 32 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM OF NATE. $$ GMZ084-091530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT FRI SEP 09 2011 .TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W OF 88W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT. N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TUE. $$ GMZ086-091530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT FRI SEP 09 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND WITHIN 150 NM S OF FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 26N. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN