000 FZNT24 KNHC 110913 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT WED AUG 11 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. GMZ089-111530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT WED AUG 11 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE AT 26.4W 84.5W 1008 MB AT 400 AM CDT MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 30 GUSTS 40 KT. TROPICAL DEPRESSION MOVE TO NEAR 26.7N 84.9W EARLY MORNING TODAY...STRENGTHEN TO TROPICAL STORM NEAR 28.7N 88.0W TONIGHT...FURTHER STRENGTHEN TO 40 GUSTS 50 KT NEAR 29.5N 89.2W THU...MOVE INLAND TO NEAR 30.3N 89.4W THU NIGHT. RIDGE BUILD FROM E TO W ALONG 25N FRI THROUGH SUN. $$ GMZ080-111530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT WED AUG 11 2010 .TODAY...W OF 94W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOME NW TO N WINDS 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILD TO 4 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 92W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILD TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NE PART. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME SW 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDE TO 2 FT THU NIGHT. ISOLATED TSTMS NE WATERS. .FRI AND SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF 26N E OF 94W S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-111530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT WED AUG 11 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E 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 W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-111530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT WED AUG 11 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 27N FROM 86W TO 90W... .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE CENTER...WINDS 25 TO 30 KT GUST TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF CENTER E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF CENTER W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FIVE EXCEPT 50 NM OVER SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 35 GUSTS 45 KT INCREASE TO 40 GUSTS 50 KT LATE. SEAS TO 12 FT IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N N WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 24N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT THU NIGHT. S OF 25N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISH TO 5 KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT FRI NIGHT AND TO 1 FT SAT. FROM 25N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDE TO 1 FT SAT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NW PART FRI. .SUN...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 23N. $$ GMZ086-111530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT WED AUG 11 2010 .TODAY...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. .TONIGHT...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 S 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 WALLY BARNES