000 FZNT24 KNHC 031440 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 03 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. GMZ089-032130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 03 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM TAMPA TO A 1012 MB LOW NEAR 27N87W. THE LOW WILL SLOWLY MOVE SW THIS AFTERNOON... THEN TRACK W BY EARLY THIS EVENING REACHING NEAR 27N89W BY LATE TONIGHT. THE LOW WILL TURN NW EARLY SUN AND BE NEAR 28N89W IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN TRACK N SUN EVENING REACHING NEAR 29N89W BY MON MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING AS IT LIFTS FURTHER N THROUGH THE EVENING. HIGH PRES CENTERED OFF THE U.S. EASTERN SEABOARD WILL BUILD A RIDGE SW ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE GULF EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL MON NIGHT...AND PASS THROUGH THE SW GULF TUE AND WED. $$ GMZ080-032130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 03 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS W OF 92W. .SUN THROUGH MON...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT OVER E PORTION S OF 28N S TO SW AND N OF 28N E TO SE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PORTION. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT FAR NE PORTION BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT FAR E PORTION BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. $$ GMZ082-032130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 03 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 21N E OF 95W. .SUN THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR E PORTION LATE MON. .TUE...N OF 21N E OF 92W E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 21N W OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PORTION. .WED...N OF 21N E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 21N W OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 21N E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-032130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 03 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT OF LOW E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA...INCREASING NEAR LOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 88W W TO NW 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 24N TO 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA...EXCEPT MORE NUMEROUS N OF 27N. .MON...WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF LOW EARLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 24N TO 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PORTION EARLY...BECOMING SCATTERED IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ELSEWHERE. .TUE AND WED...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TUE AND WED. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. $$ GMZ086-032130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 03 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 28N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N. .MON...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT WED. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT W PORTION BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY SW PART. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE