000 FZNT24 KNHC 310920 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT WED AUG 31 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. GMZ089-311530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 530 AM CDT WED AUG 31 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE TROUGH ALONG 95W S OF 23N WILL DRIFT NW THROUGH SAT. A TROPICAL WAVE IN THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA ALONG 85W WILL MOVE ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT AND INTO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE THU THROUGH FRI AS LOW PRES FORMS ALONG THE TROUGH. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO MEANDER THROUGH THU NIGHT ...THEN POSSIBLY DRIFT N OR NE THROUGH NE THROUGH SUN. IT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL REMAIN NE OF THE AREA THROUGH THE PERIOD. $$ GMZ080-311530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT WED AUG 31 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N...BECOMING SCATTERED TONIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 92W WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 92W S TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 94W. .FRI...E OF 92W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT N OF 27N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 94W. .SAT...E OF 92W WINDS BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE. W OF 92W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E OF 92W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. W OF 92W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ082-311530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT WED AUG 31 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 21N E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 21N E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 21N W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 24N THU NIGHT. S OF 21N W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 21N E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT ...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .FRI...E OF 96W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 96W W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 96W. .SAT...N OF 22N E OF 95W WINDS SHIFTING TO S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 22N W OF 95W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 22N W OF 95W WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N OF 21N E OF 95W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. N OF 21N W OF 95W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. S OF 21N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ084-311530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT WED AUG 31 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .FRI...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. $$ GMZ086-311530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT WED AUG 31 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND W CUBA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND W CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE