000 FZNT24 KNHC 101512 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. GMZ089-101530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 10 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE. A COLD FRONT WILL CLIP THE FAR N WATERS LATE SUN INTO MON. OTHERWISE...WEAK HIGH PRES WILL DOMINATE THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF THROUGH THE PERIOD. $$ GMZ080-101530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 10 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E IN THE AFTERNOON THEN E TO SE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING 2 TO 3 FT LATE TUE. $$ GMZ082-101530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 10 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE 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 AND SAT NIGHT...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. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 93W. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 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. $$ GMZ084-101530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 10 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON THEN NE TO E EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N PART AND S PART. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF 26N AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 26N. $$ GMZ086-101530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 10 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT S OF 25N TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT S OF 25N SAT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...HIGHEST S OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN AND MON...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF 25N AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 25N. $$ FORECASTER GR