000 FZNT24 KNHC 170238 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT WED JUL 16 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. GMZ089-170930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT WED JUL 16 2008 .SYNOPSIS...BROAD LOW PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL MOVE NE OF THE GULF THROUGH FRI. A TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE WRN CARIBBEAN ALONG 80W IS MOVING W 15 TO 20 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE YUCATAN LATE FRI AND SAT BRINGING AN INCREASE OF WINDS TO THE SRN GULF. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE ENTERING E CARIBBEAN THU MOVES S OF THE AREA SUN AND MON WITH MODERATE WINDS OVER THE SRN GULF OTHERWISE...A RELATIVELY WEAK PRES PATTERN WILL MAINTAIN GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA THROUGH SUN. $$ GMZ080-170930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT WED JUL 16 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...W OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 92W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N E OF 95W. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SUN AND MON...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N. $$ GMZ082-170930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT WED JUL 16 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N E OF 94W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE SAT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING TO NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT E OF 94W MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 94W...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 94W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SPREADING W. $$ GMZ084-170930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT WED JUL 16 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS MAINLY E 5 TO 10 KT. S OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT ENTIRE AREA. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 24N TO 27N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N. .SUN AND MON...N OF 27N VARIABLE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT MON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PORTION. $$ GMZ086-170930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT WED JUL 16 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N NE WINDS 10 KT. FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NE PART...BECOMING ISOLATED. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY S OF 26N. .FRI...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST NEAR STRAITS OF FL. .MON...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST NEAR STRAITS OF FL. $$ FORECASTER COBB/AGUIRRE