000 FZNT24 KNHC 170233 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. GMZ089-170930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT MON AUG 16 2010 .SYNOPSIS...LOW NEAR 29N87W 1009 MB MOVING NW AT 7 KT WILL MOVE INLAND SE LOUISIANA TUE MORNING WITH THE POSSIBLY FOR IT TO BECOME A TROPICAL CYCLONE. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD W ALONG 28N WED AND REMAIN THROUGH SAT. $$ GMZ080-170930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT MON AUG 16 2010 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E OF 93W W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N E OF 93W 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 26N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N TUE. .WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PORTION WED. .SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT... EXCEPT FAR W PORTION SE TO S 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST FAR W PORTION. $$ GMZ082-170930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT MON AUG 16 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 20N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 21N E OF 92W. .TUE AND 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...EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT EACH EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-170930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT MON AUG 16 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 88W W TO NW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N W OF 88W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 87W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION EARLY TUE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR YUCATAN COAST E 15 TO 20 KT IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-170930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT MON AUG 16 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT THROUGHOUT... EXCEPT S OF 24N BECOMING E TO SE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N WINDS SHIFTING TO S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N WINDS E TO SE INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART. .THU AND FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N 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 WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE