000 FZNT24 KNHC 060926 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT WED JUL 06 2011 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. GMZ089-061530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT WED JUL 06 2011 .SYNOPSIS...E TO W RIDGE MEANDER ACROSS N GULF THROUGH SUN. WEAK SURFACE TROUGH OVER NW WATERS MOVE W OF AREA EARLY TODAY. TROPICAL WAVE DRIFT W THROUGH YUCATAN CHANNEL TODAY AND TONIGHT THEN DRIFT W ACROSS BAY OF CAMPECHE THU THROUGH SAT NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-061530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT WED JUL 06 2011 .TODAY THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-061530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT WED JUL 06 2011 .TODAY THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 20N. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 23N W OF WAVE N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 23N E OF WAVE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-061530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT WED JUL 06 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N OF 26N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 6 YUCATAN CHANNEL. $$ GMZ086-061530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT WED JUL 06 2011 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 87W. .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...N OF 24N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES 000 FZNT24 KNHC 060926 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT WED JUL 06 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. GMZ089-061530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT WED JUL 06 2011 .SYNOPSIS...E TO W RIDGE MEANDER ACROSS N GULF THROUGH SUN. WEAK SURFACE TROUGH OVER NW WATERS MOVE W OF AREA EARLY TODAY. TROPICAL WAVE DRIFT W THROUGH YUCATAN CHANNEL TODAY AND TONIGHT THEN DRIFT W ACROSS BAY OF CAMPECHE THU THROUGH SAT NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-061530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT WED JUL 06 2011 .TODAY THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-061530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT WED JUL 06 2011 .TODAY THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 20N. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 23N W OF WAVE N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 23N E OF WAVE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-061530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT WED JUL 06 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N OF 26N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 6 YUCATAN CHANNEL. $$ GMZ086-061530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT WED JUL 06 2011 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 87W. .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...N OF 24N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES