000 FZNT24 KNHC 290301 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT MON JUL 28 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. GMZ089-290930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT MON JUL 28 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE NORTH THROUGH TUE...LEAVING A HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF THROUGH SAT. $$ GMZ080-290930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT MON JUL 28 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...E OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-290930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT MON JUL 28 2008 .TONIGHT AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N AT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 22N AT NIGHT. $$ GMZ084-290930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT MON JUL 28 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N PART. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-290930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT MON JUL 28 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N PART. $$ FORECASTER LL