000 FZNT24 KNHC 100854 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT FRI SEP 10 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. GMZ089-100930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT FRI SEP 10 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE. OTHERWISE WEAK HIGH PRES WILL DOMINATE THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF THROUGH THE PERIOD. $$ GMZ080-100930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT FRI SEP 10 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-100930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT FRI SEP 10 2010 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N PART AND S PART. .MON...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...N OF 20N E OF 95W E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ084-100930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT FRI SEP 10 2010 .TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N PART AND S PART. .MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-100930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT FRI SEP 10 2010 .TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN AND MON...N OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. $$ FORECASTER DGS