000 FZNT24 KNHC 110235 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. GMZ089-110930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 10 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE NEAR 26.2N 84.2W 1007 MB AT 1000 PM CDT MOVING NW OR 320 DEG AT 04 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. TROPICAL DEPRESSION MOVE TO NEAR 27.3N 85.7W AT 7 AM CDT WED...STRENGTHEN TO A TROPICAL STORM NEAR 28.4N 87.5W AROUND SUNSET WED...FURTHER STRENGTHEN TO 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT NEAR 29.2N 89.2W SUNRISE THU...MOVE INLAND TO NEAR 29.7N 90.3W AROUND SUNSET THU....AND NEAR 31N91W SUNSET FRI. A RIDGE WILL BUILD FROM E TO W ALONG 25N FRI THROUGH SUN. $$ GMZ080-110930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 10 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED FAR NE WATERS WED NIGHT INTO THU MORNING... .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 28N E OF 92W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NE PART. .THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. ISOLATED TSTMS NE WATERS. .FRI AND SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF 26N E OF 94W S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-110930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 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...VARIABLE 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 VARIABLE 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 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-110930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 10 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 26N... .TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FROM 23N AND 27N E OF 88W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 23N AND 27N W OF 88W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 23N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS INCREASING FROM E TO W. .WED THROUGH THU...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FIVE EXCEPT 50 NM OVER SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N. .THU NIGHT...N OF 25N S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT EARLY...AND 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 25N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI NIGHT AND 1 TO 3 FT SAT. FROM 25N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT SAT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART FRI. .SUN...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 23N. $$ GMZ086-110930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 10 2010 .TONIGHT...WITHIN 150 NM SE AND WITHIN 30 NM NW SEMICIRCLES OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF LOW E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS OVER W QUADRANT OF LOW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS THROUGHOUT. .WED...N OF 25N W OF 84W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 24N. .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. ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N. .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 NELSON