000
FZNT24 KNHC 192042
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT WED AUG 19 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.

GMZ089-200330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS N GULF MOVE S TO ALONG 25N BY 
SAT. TROPICAL WAVE WILL BE OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT 
AND WILL MOVE INTO THE SW GULF S OF 20N THU AND CONTINUE W INTO 
S MEXICO THU NIGHT. WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS GULF N 
OF 27N SUN AND MON.

$$
GMZ080-200330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S 
TO SW N OF 28N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E SUN. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

$$
GMZ082-200330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST EVENINGS. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N TONIGHT THROUGH 
THU TONIGHT DUE TO TROPICAL WAVE.

$$
GMZ084-200330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2009

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTM.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF THE YUCATAN COAST THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH MON...N OF 27N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO NW 
TO N SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 
TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$
GMZ086-200330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
430 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
SHIFTING SW THU NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 
KT INCREASING TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI THROUGH MON...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
 
$$
FORECASTER FORMOSA