000 FZNT24 KNHC 110840 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT SUN SEP 11 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. GMZ089-111530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT SUN SEP 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM NATE NEAR 19.9N 95.7W 1003 MB AT 4 AM CDT MOVING W OR 265 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. NATE IS EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN ITS CURRENT INTENSITY PRIOR TO LANDFALL WHICH IS FORECAST TO OCCUR THIS EVENING NEAR 19.8N 96.5W. NATE WILL WEAKEN TO A REMNANT LOW ONCE INLAND NEAR 19.7N 97.8W TONIGHT...THEN WILL DISSIPATE BY MON AFTERNOON. A FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE NE GULF WILL DISSIPATE TODAY. 1019 MB HIGH PRES NEAR 29N89W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THE WEEK. $$ GMZ080-111530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT SUN SEP 11 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT TONIGHT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE PART. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT W OF 94W. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-111530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT SUN SEP 11 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 21N W OF 94W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM E AND 65 NM W SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER OF NATE. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT THIS AFTERNOON... THEN DIMINISHING TO 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SE AND 70 NM SW QUADRANT SUBSIDING TO LESS THAN 12 FT LATE TONIGHT. HIGHEST SEAS 18 FT TODAY. ELSEWHERE S OF 22N W OF 93W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT NEAR YUCATAN COAST. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 75 NM SW QUADRANT OF NATE. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT THU. $$ GMZ084-111530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT SUN SEP 11 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-111530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT SUN SEP 11 2011 .TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS THROUGH TONIGHT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WED. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY