000 FZNT24 KNHC 161454 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. GMZ089-162130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT MON AUG 16 2010 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES NEAR 29N86W...1009 MB WILL MOVE TO NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI TONIGHT AND THEN INLAND OVER SOUTHERN LOUISIANA TUE. THE LOW COULD POSSIBLY DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD W ALONG 28N WED THROUGH FRI. $$ GMZ080-162130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT MON AUG 16 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NE PORTION. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT E OF 93W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT E OF 93W TUE EVENING. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS SPREADING FROM E TO W OVER NE PART. .WED...N OF 28N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-162130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT MON AUG 16 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 22N. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 22N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 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. $$ GMZ084-162130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT MON AUG 16 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. FROM 25N TO 27N WINDS S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO S TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION...BECOMING SCATTERED TUE NIGHT. .WED...N OF 27N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .THU AND FRI...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-162130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT MON AUG 16 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT THIS EVENING. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 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/DGS