000 FZNT24 KNHC 141512 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT THU AUG 14 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. GMZ089-142130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT THU AUG 14 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK STATIONARY FRONT LYING FROM PANAMA CITY FLORIDA TO JUST S OF HOUSTON SHOULD GRADUALLY BECOME DIFFUSE TONIGHT. LOW PRES ALONG THE FRONT OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE SHOULD MOVE NE TODAY...ALLOWING FRESH SW WINDS TO DIMINISH TONIGHT. RIDGE AXIS EXTENDING FROM STRAITS OF FL TO 25N94W SHOULD SLOWLY LIFT N THROUGH SAT...LYING BETWEEN 26N AND 27N OVER THE WEEKEND THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. $$ GMZ080-142130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT THU AUG 14 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE MOSTLY SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING S TO SW TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE MOSTLY S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST W. $$ GMZ082-142130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT THU AUG 14 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 22N AND 1 TO 3 FT S OF 22N. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE MON. $$ GMZ084-142130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT THU AUG 14 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT E OF 87W BECOMING SW TO W ENTIRE AREA THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 87W AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 87W SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT AREA WIDE TONIGHT. FROM 25N TO 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT TONIGHT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 28N. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING VARIABLE SAT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...HIGHEST W. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-142130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT THU AUG 14 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. FROM 25N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT EXCEPT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT OR LESS IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA THIS EVENING. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 28N. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING W TO NW SAT AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE MOSTLY S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING N TO NE SAT AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN THROUGH MON...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NW TO N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN