000 FZNT24 KNHC 031517 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 03 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. GMZ089-032130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 03 2008 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES NEAR 28N86W MAP POSSIBLY DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE AS IT MOVES W AND INLAND NE TEXAS TUE. A RIDGE WILL BUILD SW OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WATERS TO THE E OF THE LOW PRES. $$ GMZ080-032130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 03 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 94W SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. W OF 94W S TO SW IN WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT, ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON...N OF 27N E OF 92W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N W OF 92W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-032130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 03 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. A FEW SHOWERS N PART. .TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-032130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 03 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N. .MON...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N W OF 87W. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-032130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 03 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .MON THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED AND THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON