000 FZNT24 KNHC 071515 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM 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. GMZ089-072130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 07 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN AND MON. RIDGE FROM NW FLORIDA TO 27N97W CONTINUE TONIGHT THEN ALONG 27N SUN THROUGH WED AS WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH PUSHES S INTO COASTAL WATERS MON. WEAK LOW PRES MAY DEVELOP ON TROUGH OFF SW FLORIDA TUE AND DRIFT NW INTO THE MIDDLE GULF WED. $$ GMZ080-072130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 07 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 95W S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 26N. .TUE...W OF 95W S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...S OF 27N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-072130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 07 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...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 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 120 NM E OF WAVE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG TROPICAL WAVE. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT WED. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-072130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 07 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN SUN AND SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT TO 5 FT IN NEAR YUCATAN SUN AND SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 23N. .MON AND TUE...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NE PART. .WED...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 90 NM SE QUADRANT OF LOW. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR LOW. $$ GMZ086-072130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 07 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON 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...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 24N. .TUE...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 90 NM SE QUADRANT OF LOW. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR LOW. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER