000 FZNT24 KNHC 260855 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT SAT JUN 26 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. GMZ089-261530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT SAT JUN 26 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ALEX IN THE NW CARIBBEAN IS FORECAST WILL MOVE INLAND OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN AND INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO NEAR AS A TROPICAL DEPRESSION NEAR 20.5N 90.5W SUN NIGHT THEN STRENGTHEN BACK TO A TROPICAL STORM NEAR 22.5N 92.5W MON NIGHT AND NEAR 24.0N 94.0W TUE NIGHT THEN TO 24.5 95.5W WED NIGHT. OTHERWISE A RIDGE IS ALONG 30N WITH AN EASTERLY WIND SURGE PERSISTING IN THE SE GULF THROUGH TONIGHT. $$ GMZ080-261530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT SAT JUN 26 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 26N E OF 96W TUE AND WED... .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT W OF 94W AND 3 TO 4 FT E OF 94W. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS S PORTION. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SPREADING NW. .TUE AND WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED S OF 26N E OF 96W. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ GMZ082-261530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT SAT JUN 26 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 21N E OF 95W MON THROUGH WED... .TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT SUN. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT BY SUN. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS SUN. .MON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF ALEX. HIGHEST WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE AND WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED N OF 22N W OF 92W. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ GMZ084-261530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT SAT JUN 26 2010 .TODAY...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT SAT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN NIGHT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N AND NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .MON AND TUE...S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .WED...S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PORTION. $$ GMZ086-261530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT SAT JUN 26 2010 .TODAY...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE SAT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .MON AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N...AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS