000 FZNT24 KNHC 132126 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT MON JUL 13 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. GMZ089-140330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT MON JUL 13 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 26N WILL MOVE E AND WEAKEN WED THROUGH FRI. TROPICAL WAVE MOVING ACROSS THE BAY OF CAMPECHE AND EXTREME SW GULF THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT WILL EXIT TO THE W-NW TUE. $$ GMZ080-140330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT MON JUL 13 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-140330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT MON JUL 13 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT ALONG NW COAST OF YUCATAN EACH LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N THROUGH TUE MORNING. $$ GMZ084-140330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT MON JUL 13 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THROUGH WED BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-140330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT MON JUL 13 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...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 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING