000 FZNT24 KNHC 222100 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT WED SEP 22 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. GMZ089-222130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT WED SEP 22 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE ACROSS THE GULF COAST STATES WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH FRI THEN WILL WEAKEN SAT AND SUN AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES TO TEXAS AND LOUISIANA COAST. A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRES IN THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN FRI THROUGH SAT ...AND NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE SUN. $$ GMZ080-222130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT WED SEP 22 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 28N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT SUN ...EXCEPT FAR N PORTION BECOMING N TO NE 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT SUN. ISOLATED SHOWERS N PORTION. .MON...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT E OF 95W ...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 95W. $$ GMZ082-222130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT WED SEP 22 2010 .TONIGHT...E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 93W. .THU THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 22N E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT EARLY THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 22N W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT ALONG YUCATAN COAST THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PORTION. .SAT...E OF 95W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 95W WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-222130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT WED SEP 22 2010 .TONIGHT AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N E OF 88W. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PORTION. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT N OF 26N SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .MON...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-222130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT WED SEP 22 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT FRI. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA...BECOMING SCATTERED FRI. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 25N. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE