000 FZNT24 KNHC 102111 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. GMZ089-110330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT TUE AUG 10 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A 1009 MB LOW PRES SYSTEM AT 25.8N 83.7W AT 1 PM CDT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE...TO NEAR 27N85W WED AFTERNOON...29N89W THU AFTERNOON...AND INLAND NEAR 30N91W BY FRI AFTERNOON BEFORE TURNING NORTH AWAY FROM THE FORECAST AREA BY SAT. HIGH PRES ALONG 25N WILL SHIFT N TO ALONG 27N FRI THROUGH SUN. $$ GMZ080-110330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT TUE AUG 10 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...WITHIN 90 NM OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF 93W SW TO W WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT NW WINDS N OF 28N THU AND N OF 29N THU NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N W OF 93W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT E OF 92W. SCATTERED TSTMS E HALF BECOMING NUMEROUS TSTMS NE PART THU AND THU NIGHT AND BECOMING SCATTERED TSTMS NE PART FRI. .SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF 26N E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS N OF 28N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-110330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT TUE AUG 10 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NE PART WED NIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 22N E OF 92W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NE PART THU. .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 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-110330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT TUE AUG 10 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 88W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N W OF 88W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 23N AND 27N E OF 88W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 23N AND 27N W OF 88W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 23N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS INCREASING E TO W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...WITHIN 90 NM OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SEMICIRCLE AND 5 TO 8 FT IN S SEMICIRCLE. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 23N TO 28N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING SW TO W BEHIND LOW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 23N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW PRES. .THU AND THU NIGHT...WITHIN 90 NM SE QUADRANT OF LOW PRES WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 T0 3 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT DIMINISH TO 5 TO 10 KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI NIGHT AND 1 TO 3 FT SAT. FROM 25N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT SAT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART FRI. .SUN...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 23N. $$ GMZ086-110330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT TUE AUG 10 2010 .TONIGHT...WITHIN 90 NM SE QUADRANT OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. N OF LOW E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF LOW S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS W OF LOW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 29N. .WED...WITHIN 90 NM OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SEMICIRCLE AND 5 TO 8 FT IN S SEMICIRCLE. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FROM E TO W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 24N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 24N. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 24N. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS DIMINISHING E TO W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER