000 FZNT24 KNHC 160920 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT SAT JUL 16 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. GMZ089-161530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE FROM S FLORIDA TO CENTRAL TEXAS WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SAT NIGHT. THE RIDGE WILL BE REINFORCED FROM STRONGER HIGH PRES BUILDING SW FROM THE U.S. MID-ATLC COAST THROUGH MON...THEN DRIFT S TO ALONG 27N WED. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF A CARIBBEAN TROPICAL WAVE IS S OF 23N ALONG 86W. IT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND FAR SOUTHERN WATERS OF THE MIDDLE AND SW GULF THROUGH EARLY MON BEFORE MOVING INLAND MEXICO LATER ON MON. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL SETTLE IN OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF TUE AND WED. $$ GMZ080-161530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .SUN THROUGH MON...S OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT MON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 94W VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT W OF 94W BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-161530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .TODAY...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. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 21N. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 20N E OF 94W BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN. N OF 23N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 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 IN NE TO E SWELL. $$ GMZ084-161530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .TODAY...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N BECOMING SCATTERED IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 23N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT TUE. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-161530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .MON AND TUE...N OF 28N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .WED...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS...MAINLY NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE 000 FZNT24 KNHC 160920 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT SAT JUL 16 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. GMZ089-161530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE FROM S FLORIDA TO CENTRAL TEXAS WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SAT NIGHT. THE RIDGE WILL BE REINFORCED FROM STRONGER HIGH PRES BUILDING SW FROM THE U.S. MID-ATLC COAST THROUGH MON...THEN DRIFT S TO ALONG 27N WED. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF A CARIBBEAN TROPICAL WAVE IS S OF 23N ALONG 86W. IT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND FAR SOUTHERN WATERS OF THE MIDDLE AND SW GULF THROUGH EARLY MON BEFORE MOVING INLAND MEXICO LATER ON MON. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL SETTLE IN OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF TUE AND WED. $$ GMZ080-161530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .SUN THROUGH MON...S OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT MON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 94W VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT W OF 94W BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-161530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .TODAY...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 21N. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 20N E OF 94W BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN. N OF 23N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 23N. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. $$ GMZ084-161530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .TODAY...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N BECOMING SCATTERED IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...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 VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT TUE. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-161530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .MON AND TUE...N OF 28N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .WED...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS...MAINLY NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE