000 FZNT24 KNHC 260849 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT FRI AUG 26 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. GMZ089-261530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT FRI AUG 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES WILL REMAIN N OF THE AREA THROUGH SUN. THE BROAD CYCLONIC WIND FLOW AROUND IRENE WILL INCREASE AS W TO NW IN THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH SAT NIGHT THEN WEAKEN INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NORTHERN GULF SAT...THEN BECOME STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO A TROUGH NEAR THE COAST THROUGH SUN BEFORE DISSIPATING. A WEAK TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE SW GULF LATE MON INTO TUE. $$ GMZ080-261530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT FRI AUG 26 2011 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EARLY...THEN SHIFTING TO SE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N. .TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF 94W WINDS BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 94W WINDS SHIFTING TO S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT...AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS BE SW W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 27N W OF 95W SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-261530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT FRI AUG 26 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ENTIRE AREA. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT... SHIFTING TO N TO NE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...AND SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...W OF 93W VARIABLE MAINLY E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-261530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT FRI AUG 26 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N E TO SE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-261530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT FRI AUG 26 2011 .TODAY...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...WINDS BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE