000 FZNT24 KNHC 250252 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 24 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. GMZ089-250930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 24 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM NEAR APALACHICOLA FLORIDA SW TO 26N93W WILL DRIFT WESTWARD...AND EXTEND FROM NEAR MOBILE BAY TO 25N94W BY WED NIGHT. THE TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE GULF THROUGH THU NIGHT...THEN APPROACH THE TEXAS COAST FRI BEFORE MOVING INLAND LATE FRI INTO SAT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SW ACROSS AREA BEHIND THE TROUGH LATE FRI THROUGH SUN. $$ GMZ080-250930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 24 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS S OF 28N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. SE OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG AND NEAR TROUGH. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .FRI...E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR W PORTION NE TO E. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR W PART. .SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-250930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 24 2010 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE MAINLY NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS E PART. .WED THROUGH FRI...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W N TO NE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT N OF 22N BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-250930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 24 2010 .TONIGHT...SE OF TROUGH TO 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NW OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS S OF TROUGH. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF TROUGH WINDS SHIFTING TO N TO NE 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SE OF TROUGH TO 24N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR YUCATAN COAST INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART NEAR TROUGH...BECOMING ISOLATED WED NIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N BECOMING W 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR YUCATAN COAST INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SUN. $$ GMZ086-250930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 24 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 24N TO 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS VARIABLE 5 KT...BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N WINDS NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...N OF 26N WINDS SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N LATE SAT INTO SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN. $$ STRIPLING