000 FZNT24 KNHC 181457 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT SAT SEP 18 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. GMZ089-181530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT SAT SEP 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGING WILL REMAIN JUST INLAND OVER THE N GULF COAST STATES THROUGH THE PERIOD WHILE WEAK TROUGHING DEVELOPS EACH DAY IN THE FAR SW GULF NEAR THE COAST OF MEXICO. $$ GMZ080-181530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT SAT SEP 18 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...OCCASIONALLY TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 95W. .MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TUE AND WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-181530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT SEP 18 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. S OF 22N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 92W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 21N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN NE SWELL. NEAR YUCATAN COAST...WINDS NE 15 TO 20 KT DURING THE EVENINGS. $$ GMZ084-181530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT SEP 18 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-181530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT SAT SEP 18 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA MON AND TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA MON AND TUE. N OF 28N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. $$ FORECASTER AL/LEWITSKY