000 FZNT24 KNHC 162125 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. GMZ089-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM 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 IN THE BAY OF CAMPECHE ALONG 91W/92W WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE SW PORTION OF THE GULF THROUGH SUN. $$ GMZ080-170330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .SUN THROUGH MON...S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 94W WED. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-170330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .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 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN SUN EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS BAY OF CAMPECHE. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN MON EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. $$ GMZ084-170330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 29N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 29N TUE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED AND THU...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW TO W 10 KT THU. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-170330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .MON AND TUE...N OF 28N VARIABLE N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 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 AND THU...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ FORECASTER COBB 000 FZNT24 KNHC 162125 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT SAT JUL 16 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. GMZ089-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE FROM S FLORIDA TO CENTRAL TEXAS WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TONIGHT. THE RIDGE WILL BE REINFORCED FROM STRONGER HIGH PRES BUILDING SW FROM THE U.S. MID-ATLC COAST THROUGH MON...THEN DRIFT S TO ALONG 27N WED. A TROPICAL WAVE IN THE BAY OF CAMPECHE ALONG 91W/92W WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE SW PORTION OF THE GULF THROUGH SUN. $$ GMZ080-170330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .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 TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 94W WED. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-170330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 95W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN SUN EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS BAY OF CAMPECHE. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN MON EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. $$ GMZ084-170330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 29N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 29N TUE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED AND THU...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW TO W 10 KT THU. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-170330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT SAT JUL 16 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .MON AND TUE...N OF 28N VARIABLE N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .WED AND THU...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ FORECASTER COBB