000 FZNT24 KNHC 170313 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 16 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. GMZ089-170930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL PREVAIL OVER THE FAR N WATERS. A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE NE GULF WILL LIFT BACK N AS A WARM FRONT THROUGH WED NIGHT. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SAT INTO THE SW GULF SUN. $$ GMZ080-170930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 16 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT...S OF 28N E OF 94W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-170930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 16 2011 .TONIGHT AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 94W. $$ GMZ084-170930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 16 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT S OF 22N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR S PORTION SAT. .SUN...N OF 25N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 23N. $$ GMZ086-170930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 16 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N SE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL/MUNDELL