000 FZNT24 KNHC 231508 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT THU SEP 23 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. GMZ089-231530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT THU SEP 23 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE ACROSS THE GULF COAST STATES WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH FRI AND WEAKEN OVER THE WEEKEND AS A WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE GULF...MOVING INTO THE FAR NW GULF LATE SUN AND REACHING TO THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF LATE MON. WEAK TROUGHING WILL LINGER IN THE FAR SW GULF THROUGH THE PERIOD. AN AREA OF LOW PRES IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN SAT THEN WILL LINGER IN THE GULF OF HONDURAS NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN THROUGH MON. $$ GMZ080-231530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT THU SEP 23 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI AND FRI NIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT SUN AND SHIFTING N TO NE BEHIND COLD FRONT LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT SUN. .MON...AN TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT AND SHIFTING NW TO N LATE MON N OF 28N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. $$ GMZ082-231530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT THU SEP 23 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 22N E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT FRI NIGHT. N OF 22N W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT ALONG YUCATAN COAST DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI AND FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...W OF 94W N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART. .MON...N OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 22N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS E OF 93W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ GMZ084-231530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT THU SEP 23 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N. .MON...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ GMZ086-231530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT THU SEP 23 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 27N...HIGHEST IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE SUN AND MON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER