000 FZNT24 KNHC 192101 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT THU AUG 19 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. GMZ089-200330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT THU AUG 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE FROM SW FLORIDA TO NEAR 24N93W WILL SHIFT N TO 27N FRI NIGHT. ANOTHER WEAK HIGH PRES CENTER WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SE GULF SAT...SHIFT N TO NEAR 26N BY SAT NIGHT. A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND ADJACENT GULF WATERS TONIGHT...ACROSS THE SW GULF FRI AND FRI NIGHT AND INTO MAINLAND MEXICO LATE SAT. A SURFACE TROUGH WILL TRAVERSE THE NW GULF TUE. $$ GMZ080-200330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT THU AUG 19 2010 .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER S PORTION. .SUN...N OF 27N WINDS SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. .MON...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-200330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT THU AUG 19 2010 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR SE PART. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS NEAR WAVE. .SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR YUCATAN COAST NE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE MON. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-200330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT THU AUG 19 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. .MON AND TUE...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-200330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT THU AUG 19 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR SE PART AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .SAT THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 2 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT MON. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S SUN. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER FORMOSA