000 FZNT24 KNHC 080855 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT FRI OCT 08 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. GMZ089-081530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT FRI OCT 08 2010 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES CENTER OVER THE NW GULF WILL SHIFT E INTO THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF SUN THROUGH TUE WITH MOSTLY LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS ACROSS THE AREA. $$ GMZ080-081530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT FRI OCT 08 2010 .TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N AND 1 TO 2 FT SEAS N OF 27N. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...E OF 92W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. W OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W OF 95W S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-081530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT FRI OCT 08 2010 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E OF 95W SE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-081530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT FRI OCT 08 2010 .TODAY...S OF 23N E OF 87W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. FROM 25N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. .MON...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 25N TO 29N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 29N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ GMZ086-081530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT FRI OCT 08 2010 .TODAY...S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER