000 FZNT24 KNHC 272110 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT SAT AUG 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. GMZ089-280330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT SAT AUG 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH NW WINDS ACROSS THE E GULF OF MEXICO WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TONIGHT AND SUN. OTHERWISE A WEAK PRES PATTERN IS IN PLACE. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH LATE MON. LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE SW GULF WED AND THU. ATLC RIDGE BUILDING WESTWARD ALONG THE FAR NORTHERN GULF COAST TUE THROUGH THU. $$ GMZ080-280330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT SAT AUG 27 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 93W NW WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. W OF 94W S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU. $$ GMZ082-280330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT SAT AUG 27 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 23N. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...VARIABLE N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...W OF 93W VARIABLE N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 21N. .WED...W OF 93W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 23N. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT..DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT E OF 92W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 93W...MOVING W OF AREA. $$ GMZ084-280330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT SAT AUG 27 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E OF 87W S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 28N AND E TO SE 10 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-280330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT SAT AUG 27 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N W TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER COBB