000 FZNT24 KNHC 120841 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT SAT JUL 12 2003 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-121530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT SAT JUL 12 2003 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE NEAR 23.6N 90.5W AT 0900 UTC MOVING NW 12 KT. MAXIMUM WINDS 45 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT. $$ GMZ080-121530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT SAT JUL 12 2003 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 26N E OF 93W... ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT S OF 27N E OF 94W... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MON S OF 27N W OF 95W... ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE S OF 28N W OF 91W SUN AND MON... .TODAY...HIGHEST WIND 45 KT WITH GUST TO 55 KT NEAR CENTER OF CLAUDETTE. S OF 26N E OF 93W WIND INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE AND SEAS BUILDING 12 OR GREATER. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N WIND NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N WIND E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS AND SQUALLS S OF 27N. .TONIGHT...HIGHEST WIND 50 KT GUSTS TO 60 KT NEAR CENTER OF CLAUDETTE. S OF 27N TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. N OF 27N WIND E 20 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS S OF 28N W OF 92W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...HIGHEST WIND 55 KT GUSTS TO 65 KT NEAR THE CENTER OF CLAUDETTE. S OF 28N W OF 91W TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. ELSEWHERE W OF 92W WIND SE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF 92W WIND SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS S OF 28N W OF 93W. .MON...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE S OF 27N W OF 95W. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE S OF 28N W OF 91W. ELSEWHERE STRONG NE TO E WIND. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .TUE...W OF 94W MODERATE TO STRONG E TO SE WIND. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 94W LIGHT SE WIND. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...LIGHT SE WIND. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 95W AND 2 TO 3 FT E OF 95W. $$ GMZ082-121530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT SAT JUL 12 2003 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 23N E OF 93W... ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT N OF 24N E OF 94W... ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE N OF 24N W OF 93W SUN AND MON... .TODAY...HIGHEST WIND 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT NEAR CENTER OF CLAUDETTE. N OF 24N E OF 93W TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. ELSEWHERE E OF 95W WIND NW TO N 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 95W WIND NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS E OF 94W. .TONIGHT...HIGHEST WIND 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT NEAR CENTER OF CLAUDETTE. N OF 24N E OF 94W TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 22N WIND VARIABLE MOSTLY W 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 23N E OF 95W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 24N BETWEEN 93W AND 95W TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 22N WIND VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE N OF 24N W OF 93W. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N MODERATE TO STRONG WIND. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 22N LIGHT VARIABLE WIND. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 23N W OF 95W MODERATE SE WIND. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE LIGHT SE WIND SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-121530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT SAT JUL 12 2003 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 26N W OF 88W... .TODAY...FROM 23N TO 26N W OF 88W TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N W OF 86W WIND SE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. REMAINDER AREA WIND SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT....EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT NEAR GULF COAST. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN SQUALLS S OF 26N W OF 88W. .TONIGHT...FROM 23N TO 27N W OF 89W WIND SE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N WIND SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N WIND SE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...WIND SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH WED...LIGHT E TO SE WIND. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-121530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT SAT JUL 12 2003 .TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...WIND SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 27N. .MON THROUGH WED...LIGHT SE WIND. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ WIND LEGEND. LIGHT...15 KT OR LESS. MODERATE...16 TO 21 KT. STRONG...22 TO 27 KT. NEAR GALE...28 TO 33 KT. GALE...34 TO 47 KT. STORM...48 TO 63 KT. HURRICANE...64 KT OR GREATER. $$ FORECASTER RRG