000 FZNT24 KNHC 091506 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 9 2003 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-092130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 9 2003 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 27N92W WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THEN DISSIPATE SUN. HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 24N WILL MOVE N TO 26N TUE. $$ GMZ080-092130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 9 2003 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...W OF 95W WIND SW TO W 10 KT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE WIND WLY LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT ENTIRE AREA. .SUN NIGHT...WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...WIND LIGHT AND VARIABLE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-092130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 9 2003 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 94W WIND E 10 KT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE WIND SE TO S 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT ENTIRE AREA. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...WIND SE TO S 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF 23N WIND LIGHT AND VARIABLE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 23N LIGHT NE TO E WIND. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 22N. $$ GMZ084-092130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 9 2003 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N WIND WLY 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N WIND SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 25N. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF RIDGE LIGHT S TO SW WIND. S OF RIDGE LIGHT E TO SE WIND. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT OVER ENTIRE AREA. $$ GMZ086-092130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 9 2003 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF TROUGH WIND W 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. S OF TROUGH TO 25N WIND SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N WIND S TO SW 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N WIND SW 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N WIND S TO SW 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF RIDGE LIGHT SW WIND. S OF RIDGE LIGHT E TO SE WIND. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT OVER ENTIRE AREA. $$ WIND LEGEND. LIGHT...15 KT OR LESS. MODERATE...16 TO 21 KT. STRONG...22 TO 27 KT. NEAR GALE...28 TO 33 KT. GALE...34 TO 47 KT. STORM...48 TO 63 KT. HURRICANE...64 KT OR GREATER. $$ FORECASTER DGS/LL