000 FZNT24 KNHC 302115 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT TUE AUG 30 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. GMZ089-310330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 530 PM CDT TUE AUG 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE S CENTRAL GULF S OF 23N ALONG 93W WILL DRIFT NW THROUGH SAT. A TROPICAL WAVE IN THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA ALONG 83W IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NW THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK WITH LOW PRES EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE WESTERN GULF. MEANWHILE...AN ATLC RIDGE WILL BUILD WESTWARD N OF THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEK. $$ GMZ080-310330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT TUE AUG 30 2011 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 92W S TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 94W. .FRI...E OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FT. W OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 94W. .SAT...E OF 92W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. W OF 92W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 94W. .SUN...E OF 92W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF 92W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 94W. $$ GMZ082-310330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT TUE AUG 30 2011 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 21N E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT S OF 21N 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO S THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH AND LOW. .FRI...E OF 96W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 96W W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 96W. .SAT...E OF 95W N OF 22N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W S OF 22N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W OF 95W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 95W. .SUN...N OF 21N E OF 95W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. N OF 21N W OF 95W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 21N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ084-310330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT TUE AUG 30 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FROM 23N TO 29N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 24N W OF 87W LATE. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT N OF 25N W OF 86W LATE SAT. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N. $$ GMZ086-310330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT TUE AUG 30 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER HUFFMAN