000 FZNT24 KNHC 191458 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 19 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. GMZ089-192130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK RIDGE WILL PREVAIL OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS THROUGH TUE. A TROUGH WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN AND MON. $$ GMZ080-192130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 19 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-192130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 19 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST THIS EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. A FEW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 91W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF 91W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W PART. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 22N. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 93W. $$ GMZ084-192130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 19 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS NEAR CALM. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N. .MON AND TUE...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-192130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 19 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON