000 FZNT24 KNHC 190922 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT SUN JUL 19 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. GMZ089-191530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT SUN JUL 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS...THE ATLC RIDGE WILL EXTEND FROM THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC SW ACROSS S FLORIDA AND ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF AND TO S TEXAS THROUGH TUE...THEN LIFT N TO NEAR 27N WED AND THU. A WEAK COLD FRONT SINKING INTO THE GULF COASTS WILL MOVE OVER THE FAR NE GULF AND STALL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE. A STRONG UPPER TROUGH ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WILL CONTINUE TO AID IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCATTERED TSTM ACTIVITY ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHERN PORTION THROUGH AT LEAST TONIGHT. $$ GMZ080-191530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT SUN JUL 19 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N...BECOMING ISOLATED LATE TONIGHT. .MON THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT INTO EARLY THU...THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT W OF 95W MON NIGHT INTO EARLY THU BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. $$ GMZ082-191530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT SUN JUL 19 2009 .TODAY THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT ALONG THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-191530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT SUN JUL 19 2009 .TODAY THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 24N TO 26N...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART THROUGH TONIGHT. .WED AND THU...S OF 26N...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 26N...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW TO W THU. SEAS 1 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N PART. $$ GMZ086-191530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT SUN JUL 19 2009 .TODAY THROUGH TUE...S OF 25N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N THROUGH MON. .WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING