000 FZNT24 KNHC 212020 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT WED SEP 21 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. GMZ089-220330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT WED SEP 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS...SHOWERS AND TSTMS ASSOCIATED WITH FAVORABLE UPPER LEVEL CONDITIONS OVER THE NE GULF WILL CONTINUE N OF 25N W OF 90W TONIGHT. A TROUGH IN THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT AND THU...ENTERING THE BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF FRI...THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE N CENTRAL AND NE GULF SAT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE NORTHERN GULF MON. $$ GMZ080-220330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT WED SEP 21 2011 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-220330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT WED SEP 21 2011 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ084-220330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT WED SEP 21 2011 .TONIGHT AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N. .THU NIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E OF TROUGH SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING NE LATE. SEAS 1 FT. $$ GMZ086-220330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT WED SEP 21 2011 .TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL