000 FZNT24 KNHC 101457 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 10 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. GMZ089-102130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 10 2010 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES 1008 MB AT 26N83W. LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE WILL MOVE TO 27N87W TONIGHT AND TO 28N89W WED THEN INLAND OVER LOUISIANA THU. HIGH PRES ALONG 25N WILL SHIFT N TO ALONG 27N FRI AND SAT. $$ GMZ080-102130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 10 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-102130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 10 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT..NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-102130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 10 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 88W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E OF 88W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N W OF 88W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 16N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISH TO 5 KT SAT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-102130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 10 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N. .THU AND FRI...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N NW 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 BARNES/DGS