000 FZNT24 KNHC 130307 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT SUN JUL 12 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. GMZ089-130930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT SUN JUL 12 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ACROSS THE N GULF ALONG 27N TONIGHT WILL MOVE S TO 25N BY TUE THEN SHIFT E AND WEAKEN THROUGH FRI. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE SW GULF MON THROUGH MON NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-130930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT SUN JUL 12 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...S OF 26N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-130930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT SUN JUL 12 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT AND GUSTY ALONG NW COAST OF THE YUCATAN DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N THROUGH TUE. $$ GMZ084-130930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT SUN JUL 12 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT THROUGH MON...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT TUE THROUGH WED...SW TO S 10 TO 15 KT THU THROUGH FRI. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT THROUGH MON INCREASING TO 3 TO 4 FT BY WED. S OF 27N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THU THROUGH FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-130930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT SUN JUL 12 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS THROUGH MON. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING