000 FZNT24 KNHC 281535 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT THU JUL 28 2011 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. GMZ089-282130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT THU JUL 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM DON NEAR 24.1N 90.1W AT 10 AM MOVING NW AT 12 KT. MINIMUM PRESSURE 1001 MB. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS TO 50 KT. DON WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NW AND REACH NEAR 26.1N 93.8W FRI MORNING...NEAR 27.3N 96.0W FRI EVENING AND THEN INLAND ACROSS SE TEXAS EARLY SAT. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN GULF BETWEEN 23N AND 28.5N W OF 89W. $$ GMZ080-282130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT THU JUL 28 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 28N THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SAT... .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 27N E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N E OF 93W. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM OF DON. MAXIMUM WINDS 50 KT GUST TO 60W. HIGHEST SEAS 18 FT. N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-282130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT THU JUL 28 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 24N E OF 93W... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 24N E OF 93W. MAXIMUM WINDS INCREASING TO 45 GUST TO 55 KT. HIGHEST SEAS 12 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 23N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 24N W OF 95W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-282130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT THU JUL 28 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM 23N TO 25W OF 89W... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF STORM DON. MAXIMUM WINDS 40 GUST TO 50 KT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM E OF CENTER WITH HIGHEST SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR DON. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. .TONIGHT...W OF 88W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 88W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-282130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT THU JUL 28 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT THIS AFTERNOON SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE TONIGHT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS THROUGH THIS EVENING. .SUN AND MON...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING