000 FZNT24 KNHC 020413 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT SAT AUG 02 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. GMZ089-021530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT SAT AUG 02 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES ALONG 26N WILL REBUILD OVER THE NE GULF SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...AND EXTEND ALONG 30N BY WED. A TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO PUSH S INTO THE NORTHERN GULF SAT AND SUN ...THEN MOVE W INTO THE NW GULF MON AND TUE. $$ GMZ080-021530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT SAT AUG 02 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N E OF 94W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 93W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N W OF 93W SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 93W. .MON...E OF 93W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 93W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 26N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT S OF 26N. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 93W. .TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE WED. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF 27N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N. $$ GMZ082-021530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT SAT AUG 02 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 THROUGH MON. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT SUN NIGHT INTO MON. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N E OF 93W ON WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED. $$ GMZ084-021530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT SAT AUG 02 2008 .TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT. FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT SAT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT W OF 88W. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT ...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF 88W. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .MON...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-021530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT SAT AUG 02 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT AND SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT ...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT AND SAT NIGHT. FROM 25N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N...BECOMING NUMEROUS SAT AND SAT NIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS...DIMINISHING TO 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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FROM 25N TO 28N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT FROM 25N TO 28N. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS S OF 26N. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE