000 FZNT24 KNHC 212027 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT SAT AUG 21 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. GMZ089-220330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT SAT AUG 21 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A 1019 MB HIGH NEAR 26N87W WILL SHIFT TO THE NW PORTION SUN...THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE. A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE N CENTRAL WATERS MON AND INTO THE NW GULF TUE AND WED AS ATLC HIGH PRES BUILDS WESTWARD ACROSS THE AREA ALONG 28N. $$ GMZ080-220330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT SAT AUG 21 2010 .TONIGHT...E OF 92W VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N W OF 92W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N W OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS SW TO W WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT E OF 93W WINDS NW. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...WINDS BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...W OF 94W WINDS SHIFTING TO N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-220330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT SAT AUG 21 2010 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR YUCATAN COAST NE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .WED...E OF 93W WINDS BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-220330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT SAT AUG 21 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...TO 15 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...TO 5 FT S OF 23N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-220330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT SAT AUG 21 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .WED AND THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL