000 FZNT24 KNHC 172049 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT SAT SEP 17 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. GMZ089-180330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT SAT SEP 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE LATER TONIGHT. HIGH PRES OVER THE EASTERN SEABOARD WILL BUILD SW INTO THE NE GULF SUN AND MON THEN WEAKEN TUE. $$ GMZ080-180330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT SAT SEP 17 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-180330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT SAT SEP 17 2011 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF 95W NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ084-180330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT SAT SEP 17 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...N OF 27N E OF 88W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS FAR E PART TUE AND WED. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-180330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT SAT SEP 17 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 26N. .TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS