000 FZNT24 KNHC 150300 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 14 2009 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. GMZ089-150930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND SW TO 26N89W WILL MEANDER ACROSS THE NE GULF THROUGH SAT MORNING THEN SHIFT NW AND INLAND SAT AFTERNOON. THE N PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA OVERNIGHT INTO SAT ACCOMPANIED BY SQUALLS AND TSTMS ALONG WITH INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS. THE WAVE WILL THEN TRACK NW ACROSS THE EASTERN AND MIDDLE GULF SAT AND SUN THEN MOVE TO ALONG THE NW GULF COAST MON AND INLAND TUE. $$ GMZ080-150930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 14 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT E OF 93W BUILDING 3 TO 4 FT LATE TUE INTO WED. $$ GMZ082-150930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 14 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 23N. .SUN THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 23N THROUGH SUN NIGHT. $$ GMZ084-150930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 14 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 86W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT... EXCEPT E OF 86W BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S AND W PORTION MON. $$ GMZ086-150930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 14 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 83W AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT E OF 83W AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 83W AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT... EXCEPT E OF 83W AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA 4 TO 7 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS...BECOMING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SAT NIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT EARLY SUN NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SUN NIGHT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... EXCEPT S OF 24N BECOMING E SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 24N 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N. .MON THROUGH WED...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE