000 FZNT24 KNHC 100235 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. GMZ089-100930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT MON AUG 09 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A 1010 MB LOW IS NEAR 26N83W DRIFTING W WITH A TROUGH EXTENDING NW TO SE LOUISIANA. THE LOW...POSSIBLY A TROPICAL CYCLONE...WILL BEGIN TO MOVE NW REACHING NEAR 26N85W EARLY TUE NIGHT...TO 27N88W WED EVENING...THEN MOVE INLAND IN THE VICINITY OF THE LOUISIANA COAST THU. IN ITS WAKE...HIGH PRES OVER THE SE PORTION WILL SHIFT N TO ALONG 27N FRI AND SAT. $$ GMZ080-100930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT MON AUG 09 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 92W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 92W. .TUE THROUGH WED...W OF 93W S TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 93W WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-100930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT MON AUG 09 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT..E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...WINDS DIMINISHING TO SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-100930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT MON AUG 09 2010 .TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 26N. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 27N E OF 88W E TO SE WINDS INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E OF 88W S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 24N W OF 88W WINDS SHIFTING TO NE TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT SAT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-100930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT MON AUG 09 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N. .THU AND FRI...N OF 27N WINDS DIMINISHING TO S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE