000 FZNT24 KNHC 140841 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT SAT AUG 14 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. GMZ089-141530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT SAT AUG 14 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE WILL MEANDER ALONG 26N THROUGH THE WEEKEND THEN WEAKEN EARLY NEXT WEEK BEFORE BUILDING W ALONG 25N TUE NIGHT. WEAKENING LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE INLAND OVER THE N CENTRAL COASTAL PLAINS THROUGH SUN THEN SINK S ALONG THE NE GULF COASTS EARLY MON THEN DRIFT W OR SW THROUGH TUE BEFORE SHIFTING NW AND INLAND ACROSS LOUISIANA TUE NIGHT AND WED. $$ GMZ080-141530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT SAT AUG 14 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 28N. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE MON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-141530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT SAT AUG 14 2010 .TODAY THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SHIFTING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT DURING THE LATE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS ALONG YUCATAN PENINSULA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS MAINLY S OF 22N. $$ GMZ084-141530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT SAT AUG 14 2010 .TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NW PART. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-141530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT SAT AUG 14 2010 .TODAY THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N 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. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS N OF 26N 2 TO 3 FT. SEAS ELSEWHERE 1 FT OR LESS. .TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING