000 FZNT24 KNHC 130236 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT THU AUG 12 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. GMZ089-130930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT THU AUG 12 2010 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES 30N88W 1008 MB WILL WEAKEN TO A TROUGH ON FRI. AN E TO W RIDGE WILL CONTINUE ALONG 25N THROUGH FRI NIGHT...THEN SHIFT N TO ALONG 27N SAT THROUGH SUN. A LOW WILL FORM OVER S ALABAMA ON MON WITH A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING SW TO THE TEXAS COAST. THE LOW WILL MOVE W TO OVER S LOUISIANA ON TUE. $$ GMZ080-130930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT THU AUG 12 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 28N. .SUN...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. $$ GMZ082-130930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT THU AUG 12 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. $$ GMZ084-130930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT THU AUG 12 2010 .TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART. $$ GMZ086-130930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT THU AUG 12 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON AND TUE...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON