000 FZNT24 KNHC 061537 CCA OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CORRECETD NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT THU AUG 06 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. GMZ089-062130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT THU AUG 06 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK RIDGE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL LIFT N OF THE AREA THIS WEEKEND. A TROUGH MOVING NW ACROSS THE SE WATERS WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI. A SECOND TROUGH WILL MOVE NW ACROSS THE SE GULF WATERS SAT NIGHT INTO SUN...THEN BECOME DIFFUSE OVER THE CENTRAL E GULF MON. $$ GMZ080-062130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W...CORRECETD INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT THU AUG 06 2009 CORRECTED WIND DIRECTION FOR W OF 93W FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING NE TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 93W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E PART. .SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-062130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT THU AUG 06 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 95W MAINLY NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 94W...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 94W. $$ GMZ084-062130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT THU AUG 06 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N SAT AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 23N. .MON...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-062130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT THU AUG 06 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .FRI THROUGH MON...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA ISOLATED TSTMS S PART. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE