000 FZNT24 KNHC 190248 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT FRI JUL 18 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. GMZ089-190930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT FRI JUL 18 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK PRESSURE PATTERN ACROSS GULF WILL ALLOW LIGHT WINDS TO PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT AS A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 87W/88W PASSES TO THE S. WINDS INCREASE FURTHER OVER THE S PORTIONS OF THE E GULF SUN AND MON AS A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE AND ASSOCIATED LOW PRESS IN THE CARIBBEAN ALONG 74W MOVES TOWARD THE YUCATAN. LOW PRESS MOVES INTO THE SW GULF TUE AND WED WITH MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS OVER THE GULF W OF 90W. TROPICAL CYCLONE DEVELOPMENT IS POSSIBLE WITH THE AREA OF LOW PRESS. $$ GMZ080-190930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT FRI JUL 18 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N SAT NIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE MON. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SPREADING TO THE NW. .WED...S OF 28N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 28N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ GMZ082-190930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT FRI JUL 18 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 23N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT EARLY SAT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N SPREADING W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 92W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 92W...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 92W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 92W. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SE 20 TO 25 KT TUE AND WED. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT N OF 22N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 22N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SPREADING W. $$ GMZ084-190930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT FRI JUL 18 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N SAT NIGHT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E TO SE MON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N. .TUE... N OF 28N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-190930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT FRI JUL 18 2008 .TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N SUN AND SUN NIGHT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N MON. .WED...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER COBB