000 FZNT24 KNHC 211513 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT WED JUL 21 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. GMZ089-212130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT WED JUL 21 2010 .SYNOPSIS...SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING ALONG 28N93W 23N94W 18N93W WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH THU AND INLAND THU NIGHT. A RIDGE FROM NORTHERN FLORIDA TO LOUISIANA THROUGH FRI AS A TROPICAL WAVE OR A LOW PRES POSSIBLY ENTERS THE EASTERN GULF SAT AND SUN. $$ GMZ080-212130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT WED JUL 21 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 94W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 94W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W 95W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. .FRI...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE SUN. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-212130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT WED JUL 21 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT FRI MORNING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 20N AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 20N. $$ GMZ084-212130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT WED JUL 21 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-212130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT WED JUL 21 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY E PART. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N OF 26N WINDS SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR