000 FZNT24 KNHC 132122 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT TUE SEP 13 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. GMZ089-140330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT TUE SEP 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH FRI. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL SLOWLY MOVE OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT AND WED THEN ACROSS THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THU AND FRI. HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING WILL RESUME ON SAT AND SUN. $$ GMZ080-140330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT TUE SEP 13 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT W OF 94W. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 94W. .THU THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS S OF 28N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-140330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT TUE SEP 13 2011 .TONIGHT...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 22N. .WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 20N. .SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT E OF 94W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT S OF 21N. $$ GMZ084-140330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT TUE SEP 13 2011 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 26N TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 26N AND 3 TO 4 FT S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 22N. .WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E FRI. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-140330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT TUE SEP 13 2011 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 24N DURING THE EVENINGS.. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER FORMOSA