000 FZNT24 KNHC 192040 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT SUN SEP 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. GMZ089-192130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT SUN SEP 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL EXTEND FROM E TO W ACROSS THE NORTH GULF COAST STATES THROUGH THE PERIOD. A NW TO SE ORIENTED TROUGH WILL PERSIST OVER THE SW GULF WATERS THROUGH FRI. $$ GMZ080-192130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT SUN SEP 19 2010 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 94W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT . SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-192130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT SUN SEP 19 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 22N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON THROUGH FRI...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT ALONG YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH. $$ GMZ084-192130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT SUN SEP 19 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E ALONG YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-192130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT SUN SEP 19 2010 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON THROUGH FRI...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. $$ MUNDELL