000 FZNT24 KNHC 072104 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT SUN AUG 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. GMZ089-080330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT SUN AUG 07 2011 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY RIDGE ALONG 26N THROUGH MON SHIFT TO 25N TUE AND WED AS HIGH PRES DEVELOPS ALONG 85W. HIGH PRES MOVE W THROUGH CENTRAL GULF THU TIGHTENING PRES GRADIENT OVER WESTERN GULF ZONE AND ALLOW FRESH SLY RETURN FLOW W OF 95W. $$ GMZ080-080330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT SUN AUG 07 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 95W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED THROUGH FRI...W OF 96W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 96W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-080330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT SUN AUG 07 2011 .TONIGHT AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 LATE FRI. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILD TO 6 FT LATE FRI. $$ GMZ084-080330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT SUN AUG 07 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 28N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-080330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT SUN AUG 07 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 83N. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 26N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 27N NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES