000 FZNT24 KNHC 191502 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 19 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. GMZ089-192130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 19 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE ALONG 92W IS MOVING W AT 15 KT. THE WAVE IS FOLLOWED BY INCREASING WINDS OVER S PART OF THE SW GULF THROUGH TONIGHT. A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE WITH ASSOCIATED LOW PRES IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN IS EXPECTED TO MOVE WNW TO THE VICINITY OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN AND SUN NIGHT AS A POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...AND CONTINUE INTO THE SW GULF MON AND TUE AND THE FAR WRN GULF ON WED. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING AN ADDITIONAL INCREASE OF WINDS ALONG WITH BUILDING SEAS TO MUCH OF THE ERN AND SW GULF SUN AND MON...AND TO THE WRN GULF TUE AND WED. RIDGE WILL EXTEND ALONG 30N E OF 90W TUE AND WED. $$ GMZ080-192130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 19 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE MON AN TUE. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS SPREADING FROM SE TO NW. .WED...S OF 28N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 28N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. ENTIRE AREA. $$ GMZ082-192130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 19 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS TONIGHT S OF 21N E 92W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT E OF 93W. 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...EXCEPT INCREASING TO SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT TUE AND WED N OF 22N E OF 93W. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT N OF 22N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 22N. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS SPREADING W. $$ GMZ084-192130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 19 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N SAT NIGHT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E TO SE MON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N. .TUE... N OF 28N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY CENTRAL AND SRN PARTS. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PART. $$ GMZ086-192130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 19 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF CUBA AND WRN STRAITS OF FL. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH 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 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N SUN AND SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR SE PART...SPREADING W TO E. .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...AND FAR NW PART TUE. .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 AGUIRRE