000 FZNT24 KNHC 160842 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT MON AUG 16 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. GMZ089-161530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT MON AUG 16 2010 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES HAS SHIFTED INTO THE NW GULF AND WILL COLLAPSE THROUGH TUE. AN AREA OF ELONGATED LOW PRES EXTENDED FROM CENTRAL GEORGIA SW TO THE N CENTRAL GULF THIS MORNING...WITH A 1010 MB LOW PRES CENTER ALONG 29.5N AND S OF THE FAR WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. THIS LOW PRES AREA WILL SHIFT W TO SW TODAY AND TONIGHT AND THEN MOVE INLAND ACROSS SE LOUISIANA TUE. INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR ACROSS E AND SE PORTIONS OF THIS LOW PRES AREA...WITH WIDESPREAD SHOWER AND TSTM ACTIVITY TO ACCOMPANY IT. THIS SYSTEM WILL HAVE A BRIEF OPPORTUNITY TO STRENGTHEN INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE THROUGH TUE MORNING. HIGH PRES WILL THEN BUILD W ALONG 28N WED THROUGH FRI. $$ GMZ080-161530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT MON AUG 16 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS NE PORTION. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... INCREASING TO 20 KT E OF 93W...BECOMING S WINDS 15 KT BY LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT E OF 93W BUILDING TO 6 FT TUE EVENING. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS SPREADING FROM E TO W OVER NE PART. .WED...N OF 28N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-161530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT MON AUG 16 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THIS MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 22N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 22N WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT...AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...WINDS E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT ALONG THE YUCATAN COAST EACH EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-161530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT MON AUG 16 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING S TO SW TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. FROM 25N TO 27N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO S TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... BECOMING S 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION...BECOMING SCATTERED TUE NIGHT. .WED...N OF 27N S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .THU AND FRI...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-161530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT MON AUG 16 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING S WINDS TONIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT THIS AFTERNOON. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N AND S PORTIONS. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT TUE DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT EARLY THU. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING 3 TO 4 FT THU. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .THU AND FRI...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING