000 FZNT24 KNHC 200920 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT WED JUL 20 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. GMZ089-201530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT WED JUL 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A 1015 MB HIGH CENTER IS NEAR 27N86W. MODERATE SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE WESTERN GULF THU THROUGH SUN AS LOW PRES STRENGTHENS OVER PLAINS STATES. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THU AND FRI. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE MAY MOVE INTO THE FAR EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE SAT INTO SUN. $$ GMZ080-201530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT WED JUL 20 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 27N W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-201530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT WED JUL 20 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 20N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT ALONG THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 23N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT ALONG THE YUCATAN PENINSULA NE 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N...AND 1 TO 2 FT S OF 20N. .FRI AND SAT...WINDS BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...WINDS DIMINISHING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-201530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT WED JUL 20 2011 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N OF 28N WINDS SHIFTING TO S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-201530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT WED JUL 20 2011 .TODAY...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 25N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N WINDS BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE 000 FZNT24 KNHC 200920 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT WED JUL 20 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. GMZ089-201530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT WED JUL 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A 1015 MB HIGH CENTER IS NEAR 27N86W. MODERATE SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE WESTERN GULF THU THROUGH SUN AS LOW PRES STRENGTHENS OVER PLAINS STATES. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THU AND FRI. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE MAY MOVE INTO THE FAR EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE SAT INTO SUN. $$ GMZ080-201530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT WED JUL 20 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 27N W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-201530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT WED JUL 20 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 20N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT ALONG THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 23N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT ALONG THE YUCATAN PENINSULA NE 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N...AND 1 TO 2 FT S OF 20N. .FRI AND SAT...WINDS BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...WINDS DIMINISHING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-201530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT WED JUL 20 2011 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N OF 28N WINDS SHIFTING TO S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-201530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT WED JUL 20 2011 .TODAY...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 25N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N WINDS BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE