000 FZNT24 KNHC 161506 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. GMZ089-162130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE FROM S FLORIDA TO CENTRAL TEXAS WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TONIGHT. 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. A TROPICAL WAVE MOVING W ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL ENTER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT THEN MOVE ACROSS THE SW PORTION OF THE GULF THROUGH SUN NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL SETTLE IN OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF TUE AND WED. $$ GMZ080-162130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-162130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 21N. .TONIGHT...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 95W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .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. $$ GMZ084-162130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT NW PART. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT TUE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-162130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT... BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N 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. .WED...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR 000 FZNT24 KNHC 161506 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 16 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. GMZ089-162130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE FROM S FLORIDA TO CENTRAL TEXAS WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TONIGHT. THE RIDGE WILL BE REINFORCED FROM STRONGER HIGH PRES BUILDING SW FROM THE U.S. MID-ATLC COAST THROUGH MON...THEN DRIFT S TO ALONG 27N WED. A TROPICAL WAVE MOVING W ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL ENTER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT THEN MOVE ACROSS THE SW PORTION OF THE GULF THROUGH SUN NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL SETTLE IN OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF TUE AND WED. $$ GMZ080-162130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-162130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 21N. .TONIGHT...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 95W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. $$ GMZ084-162130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT NW PART. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT TUE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-162130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT... BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .MON AND TUE...N OF 28N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .WED...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR