000
FZNT24 KNHC 221526
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 22 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. 

GMZ089-222130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 22 2011

.SYNOPSIS...MODERATE S-SE BREEZE PERSIST OVER NW GULF THROUGH 
SAT AS HIGH PRES OVER EASTERN GULF AND LOW PRES OVER SOUTHERN 
PLAINS TIGHTEN GRADIENT.  TROPICAL WAVE OVER NW CARIBBEAN MOVE
W ACROSS BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE SAT AND SUN.

$$
GMZ080-222130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 22 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...N OF 27N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
S OF 27N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$
GMZ082-222130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 22 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT. 

$$
GMZ084-222130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 22 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 
10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
1 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON...N OF 27N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...N OF 25N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

$$
GMZ086-222130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 22 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 
10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 25N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

$$

FORECASTER WALLY BARNES