000 FZNT24 KNHC 012037 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT FRI AUG 01 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. GMZ089-020330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT FRI AUG 01 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 26N MAY WEAKEN SLIGHTLY AS A TROUGH FORMS NEAR THE N GULF COAST AND TRACKS W ACROSS NW WATERS ALONG 91W SUN...93W SUN NIGHT AND 96W MON. RIDGE REBUILDS TUE AND WED ALONG 28N. $$ GMZ080-020330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT FRI AUG 01 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 92W. .SUN THROUGH MON...E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE WED. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF 27N AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N. $$ GMZ082-020330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT FRI AUG 01 2008 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SAT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT SUN AND MON. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT LATE SUN INTO MON. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY 15 TO 20 KT S OF 21N E OF 93W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED. $$ GMZ084-020330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT FRI AUG 01 2008 .TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 24 TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS SAT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N. .MON...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-020330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT FRI AUG 01 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .MON...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI