000 FZNT24 KNHC 112107 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT FRI JUL 11 2008 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. GMZ089-120330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT FRI JUL 11 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE AXIS ALONG 28N WILL BE STATIONARY THROUGH SAT THEN EXTEND FROM THE NW GULF TO THE W TIP OF CUBA SUN THROUGH TUE. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO N FLORIDA LATE SAT WITH BROAD LOW PRES DEVELOPING OVER THE SE U.S. SUN THROUGH TUE. $$ GMZ080-120330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT FRI JUL 11 2008 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-120330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT FRI JUL 11 2008 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 21N. .SAT THROUGH TUE...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 22N E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-120330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT FRI JUL 11 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N E OF 87W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE MON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N. .MON AND TUE...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART MAINLY TUE. WED...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-120330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT FRI JUL 11 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT SW OVER STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N. .MON...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S PART. .TUE...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...N OF 25N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR