000
FZNT24 KNHC 311546 CCA
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CORRECTED
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 31 2010

CORRECTED FOR NW GULF THU THROUGH SAT PERIOD

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. 

GMZ089-312130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 31 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES EXTENDING FROM MID ATLC STATES SW ACROSS 
NORTHERN GULF CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN WED THROUGH 
FRI AS WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS GULF STATES. WEAK TROUGH MAY 
FORM IN SW GULF THU AND SAT.

$$
GMZ080-312130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 31 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT....E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$
GMZ082-312130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 31 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 
NE 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS S OF 23N.
.THU THROUGH SAT...W OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 
FT OR LESS. E OF TROUGH E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTM NEAR TROUGH.

$$
GMZ084-312130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 31 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 T0 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N WINDS NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$
GMZ086-312130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 31 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT 
WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDE TO 2 FT WED NIGHT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 25N SE TO S 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT ENTIRE ZONE.
.SAT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N SE 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.

$$
FORECASTER TH/BARNES