000 FZNT24 KNHC 162059 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. GMZ089-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM 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 AND PREVAIL THROUGH SAT. $$ GMZ080-170330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT MON AUG 16 2010 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NE PORTION. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT E OF 93W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT E OF 93W TUE EVENING. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS SPREADING FROM E TO W OVER NE PART. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 28N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-170330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT MON AUG 16 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 22N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 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 SAT...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. $$ GMZ084-170330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT MON AUG 16 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF LOW WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N W OF LOW SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION...BECOMING SCATTERED TUE NIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S...BECOMING E TO SE WED NIGHT. WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .THU AND FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT ALONG THE YUCATAN COAST SAT EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-170330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT MON AUG 16 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...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 WED NIGHT. 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 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL