000 FZNT24 KNHC 081523 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 08 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. GMZ089-082130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 08 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE ALONG 95W WILL MOVE W OF THE GULF TONIGHT...WHILE A TROUGH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 27N89W MOVES NW THROUGH SUN MORNING. A WEAK RIDGE OVER THE FAR NORTHERN GULF WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WED ...WITH MAINLY LIGHT WINDS AND LOW SEAS THROUGHOUT. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF A WEAK TROPICAL WAVE MAY BRUSH THE FAR SE WATERS MON AND TUE. $$ GMZ080-082130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 08 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT WED. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-082130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 08 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 60 NM E OF WAVE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT WITHIN 60 NM E OF WAVE 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST NE 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF 94W...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 94W. .MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 75 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST NE 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 75 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST LATE WED NE 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-082130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 08 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF TROUGH SE 15 KT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT... INCREASING TO NE 15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .MON...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY N PART. .TUE AND WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY N PART. $$ GMZ086-082130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 08 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 KT NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA SUN AND SUN NIGHT. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N PART MON THROUGH WED. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE