000 FZNT24 KNHC 172132 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT WED AUG 17 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. GMZ089-180330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT WED AUG 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE NE GULF WILL LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT THROUGH THU. A LOW PRES SYSTEM...POSSIBLY A TROPICAL CYCLONE...WILL TRACK THROUGH THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SAT AND WEAKEN. THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THE SYSTEM WILL PASS INTO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN. OTHERWISE A RIDGE WILL PREVAIL OVER THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS. $$ GMZ080-180330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT WED AUG 17 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 92W. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT...S OF 28N E OF 94W WINDS BECOMING NE 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-180330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT WED AUG 17 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E OF 95W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 94W. .MON...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-180330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT WED AUG 17 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND TROUGH SE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT S OF 22N 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR S PORTION SAT. .SUN...N OF 25N WINDS SHIFTING TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 23N. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-180330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT WED AUG 17 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 KT. S OF VARIABLE MAINLY SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...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. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL