000 FZNT24 KNHC 020830 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM 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...A TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO MOVE S INTO THE NORTHERN GULF THIS WEEKEND AND THEN PUSH INTO THE NW GULF MON AS HIGH PRESSURE REBUILDS OVER THE REGION FROM THE E THROUGH TUE AND SETTLE ALONG 28N WED. $$ GMZ080-021530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT SAT AUG 02 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 93W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N W OF 94W SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 93W. .MON...E OF 93W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 93W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 26N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT S OF 26N. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. .TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE WED. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF 27N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N. $$ GMZ082-021530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT SAT AUG 02 2008 .TODAY THROUGH MON...N OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT SAT. 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. $$ GMZ084-021530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT SAT AUG 02 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 87W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS TO 2 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .MON...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-021530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT SAT AUG 02 2008 .TODAY...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .MON...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK