000 FZNT24 KNHC 082051 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. GMZ089-090330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT FRI JUL 08 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL DRIFT NW AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT NIGHT. AN E TO W RIDGE WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED ALONG 28N SUN AND CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH WED. $$ GMZ080-090330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT FRI JUL 08 2011 TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 95W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 95W S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON THROUGH WED...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-090330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT FRI JUL 08 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 22N. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...N OF 22N E TO SE SE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ084-090330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT FRI JUL 08 2011 .TONIGHT...NW OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SE OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 88W. .SAT...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 87W. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...N OF 25N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. $$ GMZ086-090330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT FRI JUL 08 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...N OF 25N SS TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON 000 FZNT24 KNHC 082051 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT FRI JUL 08 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. GMZ089-090330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT FRI JUL 08 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL DRIFT NW AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT NIGHT. AN E TO W RIDGE WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED ALONG 28N SUN AND CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH WED. $$ GMZ080-090330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT FRI JUL 08 2011 TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 95W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 95W S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON THROUGH WED...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-090330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT FRI JUL 08 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 22N. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...N OF 22N E TO SE SE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ084-090330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT FRI JUL 08 2011 .TONIGHT...NW OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SE OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 88W. .SAT...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 87W. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...N OF 25N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. $$ GMZ086-090330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT FRI JUL 08 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...N OF 25N SS TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON