000 FZNT24 KNHC 032121 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT WED AUG 03 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. GMZ089-040330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT WED AUG 03 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK SURFACE RIDGE WILL REMAIN ALONG 26N AND DOMINATE THE REGION THROUGH FRI NIGHT. TROPICAL STORM EMILY IS FORECAST TO SLIP NORTHWARD BETWEEN 75W AND 80W SAT AND SUN AND DISRUPT THE ATLC RIDGE. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD FROM SW N ATLC W-NW INTO THE CENTRAL GULF MON AS EMILY LIFTS NE OF THE REGION. $$ GMZ080-040330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT WED AUG 03 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-040330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT WED AUG 03 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT BECOMING NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EACH EVENING ALONG THE YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT TO 4 FT ALONG THE YUCATAN COAST EACH EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE PORTIONS EACH EVENING. .SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-040330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT WED AUG 03 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 15 KT S OF 22N EACH EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-040330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT WED AUG 03 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N THROUGH THU. .SAT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT. S OF 26N WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 10 KT BECOMING W TO SW LATE. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING