000 FZNT24 KNHC 031518 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 03 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. GMZ089-032130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 03 2010 .SYNOPSIS...BUILDING HIGH PRES ACROSS GULF STRENGTHEN THROUGH MON WITH INCREASING N BREEZE ACROSS MUCH OF AREA. WINDS DIMINISH OVER WESTERN AND MIDDLE ZONES TUE THROUGH THU. $$ GMZ080-032130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 03 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 INCREASE TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT TONIGHT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-032130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 03 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 8 FT TONIGHT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-032130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 03 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-032130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 02 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND THU...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 KT THU. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES