000 FZNT24 KNHC 112034 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT TUE AUG 11 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. GMZ089-120330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT TUE AUG 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE PERSISTING E TO W ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS WILL COLLAPSE WED...AND ALLOW A WEAK TROUGH TO MOVE OVER THE NE WATERS WED NIGHT...THEN STALL AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI. THE RIDGE WILL BUILD BACK ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS FRI THROUGH THE WEEKEND. $$ GMZ080-120330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT TUE AUG 11 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...W OF 96W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 96W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-120330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT TUE AUG 11 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT LATE WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 22N W OF 96W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-120330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT TUE AUG 11 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. $$ GMZ086-120330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT TUE AUG 11 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU AND FRI...N OF 26N SE TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS MAINLY N OF 27N. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING