000 FZNT24 KNHC 311411 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 31 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. GMZ089-312130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 31 2009 .SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE WILL EXTEND ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS THROUGH THE PERIOD. $$ GMZ080-312130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 31 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN SE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART. $$ GMZ082-312130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 31 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT ALONG YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE EVENINGS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT ALONG YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE EVENING NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS LATE SUN THROUGH MON. $$ GMZ084-312130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 31 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 26N TO 23N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 28N TO 23N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART. .MON AND TUE...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-312130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 31 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 27N TO 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 27N TO 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ FORECASTER NELSON