000 FZNT24 KNHC 080242 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT THU JUL 07 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. GMZ089-080930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT THU JUL 07 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WITH LOW PRES DEVELOPING ALONG THE TROUGH AT 25N85.5W. THE LOW PRES WILL MOVE N TO NEAR 29N85W LATE FRI...AND MOVE INLAND NEAR 31N85W LATE SAT...WITH POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION. A RIDGE WILL BUILD W ALONG 28N SUN AND CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH TUE. $$ GMZ080-080930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT THU JUL 07 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-080930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT THU JUL 07 2011 .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT ALONG YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-080930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT THU JUL 07 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N W OF 87W N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 87W. .SAT...N OF 25N W OF 87W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 25N E OF 87W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NE PORTION. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-080930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT THU JUL 07 2011 .TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 10 FT NEAR 27N84W FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N WATERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N EARLY. .SUN AND MON...N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N OF 25N W WINDS 5 KT. SEAS NEAR CALM. S OF 25N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ FORECASTER NELSON 000 FZNT24 KNHC 080242 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT THU JUL 07 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. GMZ089-080930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT THU JUL 07 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WITH LOW PRES DEVELOPING ALONG THE TROUGH AT 25N85.5W. THE LOW PRES WILL MOVE N TO NEAR 29N85W LATE FRI...AND MOVE INLAND NEAR 31N85W LATE SAT...WITH POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION. A RIDGE WILL BUILD W ALONG 28N SUN AND CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH TUE. $$ GMZ080-080930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT THU JUL 07 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-080930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT THU JUL 07 2011 .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT ALONG YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-080930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT THU JUL 07 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N W OF 87W N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 87W. .SAT...N OF 25N W OF 87W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 25N E OF 87W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NE PORTION. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-080930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT THU JUL 07 2011 .TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 10 FT NEAR 27N84W FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N WATERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N EARLY. .SUN AND MON...N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N OF 25N W WINDS 5 KT. SEAS NEAR CALM. S OF 25N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ FORECASTER NELSON