000 FZNT24 KNHC 162055 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT THU SEP 16 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. GMZ089-162130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT THU SEP 16 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE KARL NEAR 19.6N 93.7W AT 400 PM CDT MOVING W AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. KARL WILL MOVE TO 19.7N 94.9W LATE TONIGHT...19.7N 96.2W FRI AFTERNOON... THEN MAKE LANDFALL NEAR 19.7N 97.6W FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL EXTEND ACROSS THE GULF IN THE WAKE OF KARL. $$ GMZ080-162130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT THU SEP 16 2010 .TONIGHT...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-162130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT THU SEP 16 2010 ...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 23N W OF 91W... .TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER OF KARL. HIGHEST WINDS 70 KT GUSTS TO 85 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 25 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS S OF 22N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM OF CENTER OF KARL. HIGHEST WINDS 75 KT GUSTS TO 90 KT INCREASING TO 85 KT GUSTS TO 105 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 32 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 94W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 22N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-162130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT THU SEP 16 2010 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-162130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT THU SEP 16 2010 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ MUNDELL