000 FZNT24 KNHC 082056 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT MON AUG 08 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. GMZ089-090330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT MON AUG 08 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDS FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WESTWARD ALONG 25N INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO TONIGHT. BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THE RIDGE WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR KEY WEST FLORIDA TO SW LOUISIANA. ON SATURDAY NE TO E WINDS WILL COVER MOST OF THE GULF. $$ GMZ080-090330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT MON AUG 08 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 94W S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 28N E OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N E OF 94W S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 94W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 28N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...S OF 29N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 29N W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N E OF 94W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 28N E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. $$ GMZ082-090330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT MON AUG 08 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 20N W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-090330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT MON AUG 08 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 24N TO 26N WINDS S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...N OF 26N NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-090330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT MON AUG 08 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER THE ENTIRE AREA. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED NIGHT. S OF 26N WINDS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...N OF 25N NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ FORECASTER CAB