000
FZNT24 KNHC 290903
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT WED SEP 29 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. 

GMZ089-290930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT WED SEP 29 2010

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIXTEEN OVER THE NORTHERN COAST 
OF CUBA WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FLORIDA STRAITS THIS MORNING THEN 
WILL INTENSIFY TO A TROPICAL STORM THIS AFTERNOON AS IT TRACKS 
ACROSS SOUTHEAST FLORIDA. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE 
GULF THROUGH SUN.

$$
GMZ080-290930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT WED SEP 29 2010

.TODAY THROUGH FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 
7 FT...HIGHEST E OF 94W.

$$
GMZ082-290930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT WED SEP 29 2010

.TODAY...S OF 22N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N 
SWELL. N OF 22N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N 
SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT ALONG 
COAST OF MEXICO NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 
93W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT 
ALONG COAST OF MEXICO. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 93W N WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

$$
GMZ084-290930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT WED SEP 29 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT N OF 26N BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...N OF 24N NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 24N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

$$
GMZ086-290930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT WED SEP 29 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 2 
TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N INCREASING TO NE 15 TO 20 
KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT N OF 28N 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N N 
TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.

$$
FORECASTER AL