000 FZNT24 KNHC 112105 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT SAT JUL 11 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. GMZ089-120330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT SAT JUL 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK RIDGE ACROSS N FLORIDA AND THE NE GULF WILL SHIFT S TO 26N/27N THROUGH WED AND WILL REMAIN THROUGH THU. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND THROUGH THE SW GULF MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE. $$ GMZ080-120330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT SAT JUL 11 2009 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S OF 26N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-120330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT SAT JUL 11 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 23N E OF 95W...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT BECOMING NE NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N SUN THROUGH TUE. $$ GMZ084-120330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT SAT JUL 11 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 26N...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N E OF 87W TONIGHT. $$ GMZ086-120330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT SAT JUL 11 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 26N...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT ...EXCEPT TO 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS THROUGH MON. $$ FORECASTER FORMOSA