000 FZNT24 KNHC 220930 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT MON AUG 22 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. GMZ089-221530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT MON AUG 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK SURFACE RIDGE WILL LINGER OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS THROUGH THE PERIOD. TROPICAL DEPRESSION HARVEY INLAND OVER SOUTHERN MEXICO NEAR 18.4N 96.0W 1005 MB AT 4 AM CDT IS MOVING WSW OR 255 DEGREES AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS TO 35 KT. WINDS AND SEAS OVER THE SW GULF WILL DIMINISH TODAY AS HARVEY WEAKENS FURTHER OVER LAND. HURRICANE IRENE CURRENTLY OVER THE FAR NE CARIBBEAN IS EXPECTED TO TRACK NW THROUGH FRI. A TIGHTENING PRES GRADIENT OVER THE FAR EASTERN GULF WILL RESULT IN INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS THERE BEGINNING LATE WED THROUGH THU. THESE CONDITIONS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO DECREASE FRI AS IRENE TRACKS N TO THE E OF THE AREA. $$ GMZ080-221530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT MON AUG 22 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 26N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED AND THU...S OF 27N E OF 94W WINDS SHIFTING TO NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS TO 2 FT. .FRI...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW AND N PORTIONS SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 27N. $$ GMZ082-221530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT MON AUG 22 2011 .TODAY...S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 21N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 21N. .TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ084-221530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT MON AUG 22 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .FRI...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-221530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT MON AUG 22 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED E OF 83W THU... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N WINDS BECOMING W 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N WINDS SHIFTING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. FROM 26N TO 28N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT...EXCEPT OVER E PORTION INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR SE PART AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .THU AND FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 26N INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AND TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE E OF 83W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N...AND BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT S OF 26N EXCEPT E OF 83W 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 83W. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN