000 FZNT24 KNHC 310327 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. GMZ089-310930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1130 PM CDT TUE AUG 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS...SURFACE TROUGH ALONG 95W S OF 23N WILL DRIFT NW THROUGH THU. A TROPICAL WAVE IN THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA ALONG 85W IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NW INTO GULF WED WITH POSSIBLE LOW PRES DEVELOPING IN THE WESTERN GULF THU. MEANWHILE...AN ATLC RIDGE WILL BUILD W ACROSS N GULF STATES THROUGH WEEK. $$ GMZ080-310930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 30 2011 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 27N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 92W S TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 94W. .FRI...E OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 94W. .SAT...E OF 92W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT... BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE. W OF 92W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E OF 92W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. W OF 92W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ082-310930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 30 2011 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 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 NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SW LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING SE THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 95W. .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 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 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 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 95W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .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. $$ GMZ084-310930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 30 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS FROM 23N TO 29N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE WED NIGHT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N OF 24N W OF 87W BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT N OF 25N W OF 86W BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 24N. $$ GMZ086-310930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 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 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 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 WALLY BARNES