000 FZNT24 KNHC 281520 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 28 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. GMZ089-282130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 28 2010 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 1009 MB LOW PRES AT 29N92W TO 19N95W BEGIN W DRIFT TONIGHT REACH INLAND COASTS OF TEXAS AND MEXICO SUN. HIGH PRES BUILD ALONG 28N SUN THROUGH WED. $$ GMZ080-282130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 28 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF TROUGH. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-282130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 28 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME SE 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-282130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 28 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N. .SUN THROUGH WED...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 7 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-282130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 28 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES