000 FZNT24 KNHC 292056 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT TUE JUN 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. GMZ089-300330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT TUE JUN 29 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ALEX NEAR 23.2N 94.0W 981 MB AT 2100 UTC MOVING NW 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 GUSTS TO 75 KT. ALEX EXPECTED TO MOVE NW AND INTENSIFY TO HURRICANE NEAR 23.9N 95.1W TONIGHT...THEN TURN MORE W-NW AND CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN...AND REACH THE UPPER MEXICAN COAST SHORTLY AFTER 0000 UTC THU. $$ GMZ080-300330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT TUE JUN 29 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 27N W OF 93W TONIGHT... ...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 26N W OF 96W WED... .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER OF ALEX. HIGHEST WINDS 75 KT GUSTS TO 90 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF ALEX. HIGHEST SEAS OVER WATERS TO 21 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT N OF 28N AND 8 TO 12 FT S OF 28N. NUMEROUS TSTMS. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDE TO 7 FT FRI. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-300330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT TUE JUN 29 2010 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 23N W OF 94W... .TONIGHT AND WED...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM OR GREATER WINDS EXPANDING TO WITHIN 135 NM E AND 100 W SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER OF ALEX. HIGHEST WINDS 75 KT GUSTS TO 90 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...120 SE AND NW QUADRANTS AND 100 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 21 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT WED. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 23N W OF 95W WITH SEAS 12 TO 18 FT N OF 23N W OF 94W. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N W OF 92W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN SQUALLS N OF 23N W OF 94W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISH 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDE 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-300330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT TUE JUN 29 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF 23N AND 4 TO 8 FT S OF 23N. N OF 27N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BY THU EVENING. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU THEN BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT BY THU EVENING. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 28W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-300330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT TUE JUN 29 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN S AND SW SWELL. .THU THROUGH FRI...S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL/STRIPLING