000 FZNT24 KNHC 071504 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 07 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. GMZ089-071530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 07 2010 .SYNOPSIS...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HERMINE WAS INLAND AT 28.3N 98.2W AT 10 AM CDT 991 MB MOVING N NW OR 350 DEG AT 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT OVER WATER WITH WARNINGS SHIFTING INLAND BY NOON TODAY. HERMINE IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION AND MOVE TO 30.1N 99.2W BY 7 PM CDT TONIGHT...FURTHER WEAKEN TO A REMNANT LOW NEAR 32.3N 99.9W BY 7 AM CDT WED. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH SAT. A WEAK TROUGH WILL DRIFT W THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT. $$ GMZ080-071530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 07 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 27N W OF 96.5W... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 TO 16 FT OVER WATERS N OF 27N W OF 96.5W THIS MORNING. HIGHEST WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT OVER WATER. ELSEWHERE S OF 29N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS IN BANDS W OF 94W EARLY. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT EARLY. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BY SUNRISE. SCATTERED TSTMS W PART EARLY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-071530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 07 2010 .TODAY...N OF 20N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT FROM 20N TO 22N 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 20N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS FAR NW WATERS EARLY. .TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT EXCEPT S OF 20N 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS DIMINSIHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 21N E OF 93W SHIFTING TO NE TO E. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT S OF 21N E OF 93W 1 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT....EXCEPT S OF 20N 1 TO 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT THROUGHOUT. $$ GMZ084-071530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 07 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 88W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF 88W 5 TO 7 FT EARLY TODAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 24N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-071530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 07 2010 .TODAY...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 25N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU THROUGH SAT...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT THROUGHOUT THU. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT THROUGHOUT. ISOLATED TSTMS. $$ FORECASTER KELLS