000 FZNT24 KNHC 110252 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT WED AUG 10 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. GMZ089-110930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT WED AUG 10 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE GULF WATERS THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD PRODUCING MAINLY GENTLE TO MODERATE BREEZE. $$ GMZ080-110930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT WED AUG 10 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 92W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT EACH NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 92W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT EACH NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-110930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT WED AUG 10 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 KT NEAR THE COAST OF YUCATAN IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-110930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT WED AUG 10 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT EACH NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 KT S OF 22N IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-110930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT WED AUG 10 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT... SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 25N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR