000 FZNT24 KNHC 182111 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT MON JUL 18 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. GMZ089-190330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT MON JUL 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE SE U.S. TO THE WESTERN GULF TONIGHT AND TUE WILL REFORM AS A HIGH CENTER OVER THE EASTERN GULF WED THROUGH SAT. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN GULF FRI AND SAT. $$ GMZ080-190330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT MON JUL 18 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N E OF 95W. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU AND FRI...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...S OF 27N AND ALSO N OF 27N W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-190330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT MON JUL 18 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 22N E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 22N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...N OF 21N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-190330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT MON JUL 18 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 24N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 27N WINDS SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-190330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT MON JUL 18 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER CAB 000 FZNT24 KNHC 182111 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT MON JUL 18 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. GMZ089-190330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT MON JUL 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE SE U.S. TO THE WESTERN GULF TONIGHT AND TUE WILL REFORM AS A HIGH CENTER OVER THE EASTERN GULF WED THROUGH SAT. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN GULF FRI AND SAT. $$ GMZ080-190330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT MON JUL 18 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N E OF 95W. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU AND FRI...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...S OF 27N AND ALSO N OF 27N W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-190330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT MON JUL 18 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 22N E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 22N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...N OF 21N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-190330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT MON JUL 18 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 24N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 27N WINDS SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-190330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT MON JUL 18 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER CAB