000 FZNT24 KNHC 232050 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT MON AUG 23 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. GMZ089-240330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT MON AUG 23 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM APALACHICOLA FLORIDA TO 28N88W TO 26N90W WILL DRIFT WESTWARD...AND EXTEND FROM NEAR PENSACOLA FLORIDA TO TO 26N93W BY TUE NIGHT. THE TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE AREA WED THROUGH THU...AND APPROACH THE TEXAS COAST FRI BEFORE MOVING INLAND LATE FRI INTO SAT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SW ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF FRI AND SAT. $$ GMZ080-240330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT MON AUG 23 2010 .TONIGHT...E OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 28N E OF 94W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS SHIFTING TO NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT...AND E TO SE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 28N E OF 94W...THEN ISOLATED TUE NIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EARLY ...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG AND NEAR TROUGH. .THU AND FRI...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 28N W OF 95W NE TO E. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT E OF 93W...AND BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT W OF 95W. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-240330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT MON AUG 23 2010 .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE TUE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...E OF 94W WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... BECOMING NE TO E WED AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-240330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT MON AUG 23 2010 .TONIGHT...SE OF TROUGH TO 23N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. NW OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 28N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NW OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 28N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS SHIFTING TO S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N WINDS E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS OVER W PORTION NEAR TROUGH. .THU...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...WINDS E INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-240330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT MON AUG 23 2010 .TONIGHT AND TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 28N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N E 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 25N WINDS SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...WINDS E 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AGUIRRE