000 FZNT24 KNHC 081521 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 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. GMZ089-082130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 08 2010 .SYNOPSIS...NORTHERN EDGE OF TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY OVER BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE W OF AREA BY TONIGHT. FRONTAL TROUGH LIES OVER THE GULF FROM TAMPA BAY TO 28N85W TO NEAR GRANDE ISLE LOUISIANA. LOW PRES FORECAST TO DEVELOP ALONG FRONTAL TROUGH OFF FLORIDA COAST MON NIGHT MOVE TO 27N85W TUE MORNING...28N88W WED MORNING...AND 29N90W THU MORNING. $$ GMZ080-082130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 08 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS SO F 27N MON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS N OF 28N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...W OF 93W S TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED. .THU...OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 120 NM OF LOW PRES WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NE PART. $$ GMZ082-082130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 08 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 22N E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG TROPICAL WAVE. .TONIGHT AND MON...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SE BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE AND INCREASE TO 20 KT WITHIN 120 NM E OF WAVE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG TROPICAL WAVE. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT WED AND THU. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-082130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 08 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONTAL TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 23N TO FRONTAL TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 23N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 27N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NE N OF 29N MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE N OF 23N AND E WINDS 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NE PART. .TUE AND WED...WITHIN 120 NM NE AND 60 NM SW SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT WED. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE BEHIND LOW PRES. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 23N TO 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW TO W WINDS BEHIND LOW PRES. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 23N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 24N. .THU...OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF LOW PRES WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NW PART. $$ GMZ086-082130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 08 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONTAL TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF FRONTAL TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONTAL TROUGH. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE AND WED...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NW PART TUE. .THU...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER