000 FZNT24 KNHC 210311 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT MON JUL 20 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. GMZ089-210930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT MON JUL 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT JUST INLAND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND ALABAMA COAST WILL BECOME DIFFUSE THROUGH TUE. A STRONG UPPER TROUGH OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF WILL GRADUALLY MOVE E THROUGH WED WHILE WEAKENING. A RIDGE EXTENDING FROM S FLORIDA TO TEXAS WILL MAINTAIN GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS ELSEWHERE THROUGH THE PERIOD. SE RETURN FLOW WILL SLIGHTLY INCREASE OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF THROUGH WED NIGHT AND AGAIN ON SAT AS LOW PRES W OF THE AREA INTERACTS WITH THE RIDGE. $$ GMZ080-210930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT MON JUL 20 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS TSTMS NW PART. .WED THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT FROM 25N TO 27N W OF 96W SE 15 TO 20 KT...WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT THU S OF 27N AND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR W PART INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING 2 TO 3 FT FAR W PART. $$ GMZ082-210930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT MON JUL 20 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 23N W OF 95W SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT AND ALONG THE NW COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 23N W OF 96W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT AND ALONG THE COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT ALONG THE COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-210930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT MON JUL 20 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 23N TO 25N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS S OF 25N. .WED THROUGH THU...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS S OF 25N. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. N OF 27N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS PART. $$ GMZ086-210930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT MON JUL 20 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N MAINLY NW TO N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS FROM 24N TO 25N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. WINDS AND SEAS MAY BE HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS MAINLY E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N PART. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE