000 FZNT24 KNHC 152123 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT FRI JUL 15 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. GMZ089-160330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT FRI JUL 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE FROM S FLORIDA TO CENTRAL TEXAS WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SAT NIGHT. THE RIDGE WILL BE REINFORCED FROM THE SE CONUS SUN AND MON...THEN DRIFT S TO ALONG 27N WED. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF CARIBBEAN TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 84W/85W WILL MOVE ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND FAR SOUTHERN WATERS OF THE MIDDLE AND SW GULF SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON. $$ GMZ080-160330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT FRI JUL 15 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 29N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...S OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 28N VARIABLE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-160330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT FRI JUL 15 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N E OF 92W EARLY. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 20N E OF 94W SUN. N OF 23N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-160330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT FRI JUL 15 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 29N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 23N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE TUE. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N OF 27N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-160330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT FRI JUL 15 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS VARIABLE SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 28N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N VARIABLE E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...N OF 27N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER COBB 000 FZNT24 KNHC 152123 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT FRI JUL 15 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. GMZ089-160330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT FRI JUL 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE FROM S FLORIDA TO CENTRAL TEXAS WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SAT NIGHT. THE RIDGE WILL BE REINFORCED FROM THE SE CONUS SUN AND MON...THEN DRIFT S TO ALONG 27N WED. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF CARIBBEAN TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 84W/85W WILL MOVE ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND FAR SOUTHERN WATERS OF THE MIDDLE AND SW GULF SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON. $$ GMZ080-160330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT FRI JUL 15 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 29N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...S OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 28N VARIABLE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-160330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT FRI JUL 15 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N E OF 92W EARLY. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 20N E OF 94W SUN. N OF 23N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-160330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT FRI JUL 15 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 29N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 23N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE TUE. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N OF 27N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-160330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT FRI JUL 15 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS VARIABLE SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 28N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N VARIABLE E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...N OF 27N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER COBB