000 FZNT24 KNHC 100242 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT SAT AUG 09 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. GMZ089-100930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT SAT AUG 09 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT CURRENTLY FROM CEDAR KEY FLORIDA TO SE LOUISIANA WILL DISSIPATE AS IT SHIFTS N SAT EVENING. RIDGE EXTENDS FROM N CUBA TO THE NW GULF THROUGH SUN NIGHT THEN DRIFTS N TO 25N BY TUE AND TO 26N BY THU. DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE S CENTRAL PLAINS WILL INCREASE WINDS OVER THE W GULF SUN AND MON AND OVER THE N CENTRAL AND NE WATERS WED. $$ GMZ080-100930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT SAT AUG 09 2008 .TONIGHT AND SUN...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 93W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W OF 92W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 92W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND THU...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. $$ GMZ082-100930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT SAT AUG 09 2008 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT AT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 21N. .WED AND THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-100930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT SAT AUG 09 2008 .TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT THROUGHOUT. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 24N TO 26N S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .WED...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .THU...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. $$ GMZ086-100930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT SAT AUG 09 2008 .TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. .WED...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .THU...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK