000 FZNT24 KNHC 080901 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT WED JUL 08 2009 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. GMZ089-081530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT WED JUL 08 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK FRONT OVER SE U.S. THROUGH FRI. RIDGE ALONG 26N MOVE N TO ALONG 28N LATE FRI AND 29N SUN. $$ GMZ080-081530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT WED JUL 08 2009 .TODAY...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N PART. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT S PORTION. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED TSTMS S PART. $$ GMZ082-081530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT WED JUL 08 2009 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-081530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT WED JUL 08 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 24N TO 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N PART. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N PART. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 25N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-081530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT WED JUL 08 2009 .TODAY THROUGH THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...LOCALLY 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N PART. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 28N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 25N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER LL