000 FZNT24 KNHC 090924 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT MON AUG 09 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. GMZ089-091530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT MON AUG 09 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE OVER BAY OF CAMPECHE ALONG 95W MOVE W OF AREA TODAY. FRONTAL TROUGH FROM TAMPA BAY NW TO 29N87W DRIFT SW AS LOW PRES CURRENTLY ALONG FLORIDA NE COAST TRACKS SW ACROSS N FLORIDA TODAY AND EMERGES INTO EASTERN GULF TONIGHT. LOW PRES FORECAST TO BE NEAR 29N86W TUE...AND INLAND LOUISIANA THU AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ALONG 26N. $$ GMZ080-091530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT MON AUG 09 2010 .TODAY...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOME S WINDS S OF 27N MON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W OF 93W S TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILD TO 4 FT WED. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT BECOME W TO 10 KT S OF 27N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-091530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT MON AUG 09 2010 .TODAY...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. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 23N ALONG TROPICAL WAVE. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT WED. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-091530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT MON AUG 09 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E PART. .TUE THROUGH WED...WITHIN 150 NM NE AND 60 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF LOW PRES WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SE WED. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILD TO 5 FT WED. ELSEWHERE FROM 23N TO 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILD TO 5 FT WED. S OF 23N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 24N. .THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-091530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT MON AUG 09 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO 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 THROUGH WED...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT S WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS TUE MOVING W OF AREA WED. .THU AND FRI...N OF 26N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SW FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES