000
FZNT24 KNHC 180308
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 17 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. 

GMZ089-180930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 17 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ALONG 27N SHIFT TO 28N THROUGH SUN.

$$
GMZ080-180930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 17 2010

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT TO 15 KT EXTREME NE PART. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$
GMZ082-180930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 17 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT BUILD TO 7 FT SUN. 

$$
GMZ084-180930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 17 2010

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT 15 KT EXTREME NW PART. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 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. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...N OF 25N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

$$
GMZ086-180930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 17 2010

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 27N WINDS E TO SE 10 KT.  SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
SCATTERED TSTMS S PART.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 
25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$
FORECASTER WALLY BARNES