000 FZNT24 KNHC 291510 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT THU SEP 29 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. GMZ089-292130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT THU SEP 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK 1014 MB HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 26N90W WILL DRIFT NW THROUGH FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF FRI AND EXTEND FROM SW FLORIDA TO SE TEXAS LATE FRI NIGHT THEN WILL STALL FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN SAT NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE BEHIND THE FRONT ACROSS THE N CENTRAL GULF SUN AND MON. $$ GMZ080-292130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT THU SEP 29 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF FRONT AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-292130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT THU SEP 29 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT S OF 22N W OF 94W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 21N W OF 94W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-292130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT THU SEP 29 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AND GUSTY N OF FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-292130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT THU SEP 29 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT AND GUSTY N OF FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6...EXCEPT TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. $$ FORECASTER DGS/CHRISTENSEN