000
FZNT24 KNHC 080244
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT SAT AUG 07 2010

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. 

GMZ089-080930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT SAT AUG 07 2010

.SYNOPSIS...THE NORTHERN PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY 
OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BAY OF CAMPECHE 
SUN AND MON. RIDGE FROM FLORIDA KEYS TO 28N96W SLOWLY DRIFTS S 
SUN THROUGH WED AS WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH PUSHES S INTO THE EASTERN
PORTION. A WEAK LOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP OFF THE FLORIDA W 
COAST TUE AND DRIFT NW INTO THE MIDDLE GULF WED...AND TO NEAR SE 
LOUISIANA THU.

$$
GMZ080-080930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT SAT AUG 07 2010
 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
N OF 27N S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 26N.
.TUE AND WED...W OF 94W S TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E 
OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE 
WED. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 95W AND FAR E PORTIONS 
WED.
.THU...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF 95W
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT NE PORTION.
SCATTERED TSTMS NE PORTION.

$$
GMZ082-080930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SAT AUG 07 2010

.TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF 
95W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT 
OVERNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO 
SE BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE...AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 
120 NM E OF WAVE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG TROPICAL 
WAVE.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 
KT WED AND THU...EXCEPT NE 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST IN THE
EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS BAY OF CAMPECHE. 
                                 
$$
GMZ084-080930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT SAT AUG 07 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 
15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN SUN AND SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT 
EXCEPT TO 5 FT IN NEAR YUCATAN SUN AND SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS S OF 25N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS E PORTION.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 
TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N W TO NW 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW LATE WED. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 26N.
.THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE 
TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N.

$$
GMZ086-080930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT SAT AUG 07 2010
 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 
TO SE 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 
TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW WED. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N 
VARIABLE SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

$$
FORECASTER COBB/AGUIRRE