000 FZNT24 KNHC 250906 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT WED AUG 25 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. GMZ089-251530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT WED AUG 25 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM NEAR FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO S TEXAS WILL DRIFT W AND EXTEND FROM MOBILE BAY TO 24N94W WED NIGHT THEN MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH THU NIGHT AND APPROACH THE TEXAS COAST FRI AND MOVE INLAND LATE FRI INTO SAT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SW ACROSS AREA BEHIND THE TROUGH LATE FRI THROUGH SUN. $$ GMZ080-251530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT WED AUG 25 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG AND NEAR TROUGH. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .FRI...W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 YO 6 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR W OF 95W. .SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-251530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT WED AUG 25 2010 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-251530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT WED AUG 25 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH WINDS N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 26N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH...BECOMING ISOLATED WED NIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N BECOMING W 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR YUCATAN COAST INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SUN. $$ GMZ086-251530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT WED AUG 25 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. $$ DGS