000
FZNT24 KNHC 270253
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT MON SEP 26 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. 

GMZ089-270930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT MON SEP 26 2011

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES WILL PERSIST ALONG 27N TONIGHT 
THROUGH THU. A COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE NW GULF FRI AND EXTEND 
FROM FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO SOUTHERN TEXAS SAT. STRONG HIGH 
PRES WILL BUILD FROM NW TO SE ACROSS THE GULF FRI AND SAT.

$$
GMZ080-270930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT MON SEP 26 2011

.TONIGHT...W OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E 
OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. E OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...S OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 
28N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

$$
GMZ082-270930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT MON SEP 26 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT.

$$
GMZ084-270930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT MON SEP 26 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 
WINDS NE PART. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 
3 TO 5 FT LATE FRI. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S 
OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

$$
GMZ086-270930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT MON SEP 26 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N.
.WED THROUGH FRI...S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS.
.SAT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.

$$
FORECASTER GR/DM