000 FZNT24 KNHC 112055 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. GMZ089-120330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT WED AUG 11 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AT 400 PM CDT THE 1009 MB REMNANT LOW OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE WAS LOCATED NEAR 28.3N 87.6W MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE REMNANT LOW WILL MOVE TO JUST SOUTH OF THE LOUISIANA COASTLINE THIS EVENING THEN MOVING INLAND TO NEAR 30N90W AS A 1011 MB REMNANT LOW BY THU AFTERNOON. A RIDGE WILL BUILD FROM E TO W ALONG 25N THU THROUGH FRI SHIFTING N TO ALONG 26N MON. $$ GMZ080-120330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT WED AUG 11 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 92W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SW TO W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT THU NIGHT. W OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S FRI NIGHT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT E OF 94W SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S W OF 94W. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-120330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT WED AUG 11 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 21N E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT S OF 21N. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT MON. $$ GMZ084-120330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT WED AUG 11 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN S SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU NIGHT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT AND SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT FRI NIGHT AND SAT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. .SUN AND MON...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N. $$ GMZ086-120330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT WED AUG 11 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 24N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING W TO NW SUN. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY