000 FZNT24 KNHC 211450 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 21 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. GMZ089-211530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 21 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL EXTEND EASTWARD ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THROUGH THE PERIOD. A NW TO SE ORIENTED TROUGH WILL PERSIST OVER THE FAR SW GULF WATERS THROUGH SAT. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL APPROACH THE YUCATAN PENINSULA FROM THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA LATE SAT. $$ GMZ080-211530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 21 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-211530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 21 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT ALONG YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-211530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 21 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 28N. $$ GMZ086-211530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 21 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. $$ FORECASTER AL/LEWITSKY