000 FZNT24 KNHC 071510 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT THU JUL 07 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. GMZ089-072130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT THU JUL 07 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A BROAD TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL DRIFT WESTWARD S OF 25N W OF 90W THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A WEAK 1011 MB LOW NEAR 25N84W AND ACCOMPANYING SURFACE TROUGH IN THE SE GULF WILL DRIFT NW THROUGH SAT DISSIPATING IN THE N CENTRAL GULF LATE SAT. OTHERWISE A RIDGE EXTENDING ALONG THE N GULF COASTAL STATES WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON. $$ GMZ080-072130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT THU JUL 07 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-072130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT THU JUL 07 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE BEHIND WAVE TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 23N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 10 KT E OF 95W. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 21N. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 23N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 23N. .SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-072130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT THU JUL 07 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT N OF 28N. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 88W. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE 10 KT EXCEPT S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT E OF TROUGH. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF TROUGH. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .SAT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-072130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT THU JUL 07 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS. .SAT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N EARLY. .SUN AND MON...N OF 24N E TO SE 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. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY/HUFFMAN 000 FZNT24 KNHC 071510 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT THU JUL 07 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. GMZ089-072130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT THU JUL 07 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A BROAD TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL DRIFT WESTWARD S OF 25N W OF 90W THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A WEAK 1011 MB LOW NEAR 25N84W AND ACCOMPANYING SURFACE TROUGH IN THE SE GULF WILL DRIFT NW THROUGH SAT DISSIPATING IN THE N CENTRAL GULF LATE SAT. OTHERWISE A RIDGE EXTENDING ALONG THE N GULF COASTAL STATES WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON. $$ GMZ080-072130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT THU JUL 07 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-072130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT THU JUL 07 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE BEHIND WAVE TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 23N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 10 KT E OF 95W. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 21N. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 23N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 23N. .SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-072130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT THU JUL 07 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT N OF 28N. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 88W. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE 10 KT EXCEPT S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT E OF TROUGH. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF TROUGH. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .SAT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...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. $$ GMZ086-072130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT THU JUL 07 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS. .SAT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N EARLY. .SUN AND MON...N OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY/HUFFMAN