000 FZNT24 KNHC 091458 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 09 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. GMZ089-092130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT MON AUG 08 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 25N WILL PERSIST THROUGH WED THEN SHIFT NW INTO E CENTRAL GULF THU. RIDGE TO MOVE N SAT WITH NE TO E WINDS COVERING MOST OF THE GULF. $$ GMZ080-092130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 09 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 28N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...S OF 29N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 28N W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N E OF 94W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 28N E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. $$ GMZ082-092130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 09 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO LOCALLY 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 20N. SCATTERED EVENING SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 94W. .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. $$ GMZ084-092130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 09 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO LOCALLY 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 24N TO 26N WINDS S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 24N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU...N OF 26N NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-092130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 09 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N .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 STRIPLING/DGS