000 FZNT24 KNHC 200247 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. GMZ089-200930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT SAT JUL 19 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE ALONG 93W TONIGHT IS MOVING W AT 15 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE TO 96W SUN AFTERNOON AND W OF THE AREA ON MON. A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE WITH ASSOCIATED LOW IN THE W CARIBBEAN ALONG 82W TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO ALONG 88W S OF 24N SUN NIGHT...ALONG 93W S OF 24N MON NIGHT... ALONG 97W S OF 25N TUE NIGHT...AND W OF THE AREA ON WED. THE LOW ALONG THE WAVE AXIS MAY DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE. RIDGE WILL EXTEND ALONG 29N OR 30N TONIGHT THROUGH MON AND TO ALONG 30N E OF 90W TUE THROUGH THU. $$ GMZ080-200930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT SAT JUL 19 2008 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. N OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. N OF 28N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-200930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT SAT JUL 19 2008 .TONIGHT AND SUN...S OF 22N E OF 94W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 21N. .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. .MON THROUGH TUE...E OF TROPICAL WAVE E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF TROPICAL WAVE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY E OF TROPICAL WAVE. .WED...N OF 21N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 21N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ084-200930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT SAT JUL 19 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...N OF 28N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-200930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT SAT JUL 19 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED AND THU...N OF 27N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER CAB