000 FZNT24 KNHC 010852 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT MON AUG 01 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. GMZ089-011530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT MON AUG 01 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGING ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL DOMINATE THE REGION THROUGH FRI. TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SW GULF TODAY THROUGH TUE THEN INLAND TUE NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-011530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT MON AUG 01 2011 .TODAY THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-011530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT MON AUG 01 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ084-011530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT MON AUG 01 2011 .TODAY THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-011530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT MON AUG 01 2011 .TODAY...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS