000 FZNT24 KNHC 080920 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT FRI JUL 08 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. GMZ089-081530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT FRI JUL 08 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH EXTENDS FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO EMBEDDED LOW PRES 1010 MB AT 25N86W TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA. LOW PRES... POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...MOVE N TO 27N87W TONIGHT AND INLAND LATE SAT. RIDGE BUILD W ALONG 28N SUN AND REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH TUE. $$ GMZ080-081530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT FRI JUL 08 2011 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-081530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT FRI JUL 08 2011 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-081530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT FRI JUL 08 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. W OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 15 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF TROUGH. .SAT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NE PORTION. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-081530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT FRI JUL 08 2011 .TODAY...W OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT N OF 26N. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT LATE SAT NIGHT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 28N .SUN AND MON...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N OF 25N W WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES 000 FZNT24 KNHC 080920 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT FRI JUL 08 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. GMZ089-081530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT FRI JUL 08 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH EXTENDS FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO EMBEDDED LOW PRES 1010 MB AT 25N86W TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA. LOW PRES... POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...MOVE N TO 27N87W TONIGHT AND INLAND LATE SAT. RIDGE BUILD W ALONG 28N SUN AND REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH TUE. $$ GMZ080-081530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT FRI JUL 08 2011 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-081530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT FRI JUL 08 2011 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-081530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT FRI JUL 08 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. W OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 15 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF TROUGH. .SAT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NE PORTION. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-081530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT FRI JUL 08 2011 .TODAY...W OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT N OF 26N. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT LATE SAT NIGHT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 28N .SUN AND MON...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N OF 25N W WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES