000 FZNT24 KNHC 212047 AAA OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT FRI AUG 21 2009 UPDATE TO NW AND SW GULF 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. GMZ089-220330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT FRI AUG 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE FROM W ATLC SW ACROSS N GULF MOVE S TO ALONG 25N BY SAT. WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH MOVE ACROSS GULF N OF 27N SUN AND MON. HIGH PRES RIDGE BUILDS BACK ON TUE. $$ GMZ080-220330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT FRI AUG 21 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N. .MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-220330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT FRI AUG 21 2009 .TONIGHT...E OF 93W...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 93W...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 94W. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 22N WINDS BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 22N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-220330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT FRI AUG 21 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 KT SHIFT NW SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 25N SAT AND SUN. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...N OF 26N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-220330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT FRI AUG 21 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...N OF 25N NE WINDS 5 TO 10. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER FORMOSA