000 FZNT24 KNHC 220318 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT TUE JUL 21 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. GMZ089-220930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT TUE JUL 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE AXIS PERSISTS ACROSS THE N GULF THROUGH THIS WEEKEND WITH E TO SE RETURN FLOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. $$ GMZ080-220930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT TUE JUL 21 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT INCREASING 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-220930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT TUE JUL 21 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-220930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT TUE JUL 21 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-220930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT TUE JUL 21 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. $$ FORECASTER COHEN/CANGIALOSI