000 FZNT24 KNHC 270858 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT WED JUL 27 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. GMZ089-271530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT WED JUL 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE EXTENDING FROM THE SE GULF TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL MOVES W...REACHING THE S CENTRAL GULF WED...THEN ACROSS THE W GULF THU AND FRI. LOW PRES HAS DEVELOPED ALONG THE WAVE JUST SW OF CUBA AND IS FORECAST TO TRACK NW WITH THE WAVE. $$ GMZ080-271530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT WED JUL 27 2011 .TODAY THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT E OF 93W THU. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N TONIGHT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...WITHIN 60 NM OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSWHERE W OF WAVE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF WAVE SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR WAVE AND LOW .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-271530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT WED JUL 27 2011 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF LOW THU AND THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BULIDING 6 TO 8 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF LOW THU AND THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR WAVE AND LOW .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-271530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT WED JUL 27 2011 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF LOW TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF LOW TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR WAVE AND LOW. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-271530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT WED JUL 27 2011 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR WAVE TONIGHT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS