000 FZNT24 KNHC 022036 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 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. GMZ089-030330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT SAT AUG 02 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK LOW PRES JUST S OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE SHOULD MOVE LITTLE TONIGHT BUT SHOULD BEGIN DRIFTING W INTO THE N CENTRAL GULF WATERS SUN. THE LOW SHOULD THEN MOVE ON A WESTWARD COURSE AND MOVE INLAND EITHER OVER LOUISIANA OR THE UPPER TEXAS COAST TUE. OTHERWISE...A RIDGE AXIS ALONG 25N TONIGHT AND SUN SHOULD REDEVELOP FROM THE NE GULF TO AROUND 24N94W MON AND TUE. IT SHOULD THEN LIFT N TO AROUND 29N LATE WED AND THU. $$ GMZ080-030330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT SAT AUG 02 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT TO 15 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT....HIGHEST W. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 26N E OF 93W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N W OF 94W SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 93W BECOMING NUMEROUS FAR NE LATE. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N HALF. .TUE AND WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE TUE AND E TO SE WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT WED. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 27N W OF 92W...DIMINISHING LATE TUE. .THU...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT....HIGHEST W. $$ GMZ082-030330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT SAT AUG 02 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E NEAR YUCATAN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E NEAR YUCATAN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-030330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT SAT AUG 02 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 88W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N W OF 88W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...HIGHEST N. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 26N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 26N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 87W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF 87W S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 27N W OF 87W. .TUE AND WED...N OF 25N SE TO S WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING VARIABLE LATE TUE THEN NE TO E WED AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS FAR NW DIMINISHING. .THU...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-030330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT SAT AUG 02 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN AND SUN NIGHT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 27N DIMINISHING E OF 84W SUN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY... THEN DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT MON NIGHT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .TUE AND WED...N OF 29N SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. FROM 25N TO 29N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN