000 FZNT24 KNHC 091454 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. GMZ089-092130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT MON AUG 09 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM NEAR FORT MYERS FL TO THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI WILL DRIFT SW AS LOW PRES CURRENTLY ALONG FLORIDA NE COAST MOVES SW ACROSS N FLORIDA TODAY AND INTO EASTERN GULF TONIGHT. LOW PRES WILL BE NEAR 29N86W TUE...AND INLAND LOUISIANA THU AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ALONG 26N. $$ GMZ080-092130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT MON AUG 09 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W OF 93W S TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILD TO 4 FT WED. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT BECOME W TO 10 KT S OF 27N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-092130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT MON AUG 09 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...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 21N W OF 94W. .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. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-092130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT MON AUG 09 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 26N. .TUE THROUGH WED...WITHIN 150 NM NE AND 60 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF LOW PRES WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SE WED. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILD TO 5 FT WED. ELSEWHERE FROM 23N TO 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILD TO 5 FT WED. S OF 23N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 24N. .THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-092130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT MON AUG 09 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 BARNES/DGS