000 FZNT24 KNHC 111502 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. GMZ089-112130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT WED AUG 11 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE AT 27.8W 86.8W 1008 MB AT 1000 AM CDT MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 25 GUSTS 35 KT. TROPICAL DEPRESSION WILL MOVE MOVE TO NEAR 28.6N 88.1W THIS EVENING THEN STRENGTHEN TO TROPICAL STORM NEAR 29.6N 89.4W EARLY THU THEN WEAKEN TO TROPICAL DEPRESSION INLAND NEAR 30.4N 90.1W THU NIGHT THEN FURTHER INLAND INTO LOUISIANA FRI. RIDGE BUILD FROM E TO W ALONG 25N FRI THROUGH SUN. $$ GMZ080-112130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT WED AUG 11 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 93W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOME NW TO N WINDS 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING 4 FT LATE. .TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 28N E OF 92W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING 25 KT AND GUSTY DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE THU. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE THU. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NE N OF 28N E OF 92W. .THU NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME SW 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDE TO 2 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI AND SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF 26N E OF 94W S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-112130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT WED AUG 11 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .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. $$ GMZ084-112130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT WED AUG 11 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 28N FROM 87W TO 90W... .THIS AFTERNOON...WITHIN 60 NM OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE CENTER WINDS 25 TO 30 KT GUST TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N 25N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. .TONIGHT AND THU...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT OF CENTER. HIGHEST WINDS 35 GUSTS 45 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N N WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 26N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT THU NIGHT. S OF 25N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING 5 TO 10 KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDE 3 TO 5 FT FRI NIGHT AND 1 TO 2 FT SAT. FROM 25N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDE TO 1 FT SAT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NW PART FRI. .SUN...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 23N. $$ GMZ086-112130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT WED AUG 11 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 25N S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 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 2 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 2 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 BARNES/DGS