000 FZNT24 KNHC 091451 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 09 2004 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-092130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 09 2004 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE OVER NE GULF OF MEXICO WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUE. TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE W THROUGH SOUTHERN WATERS E OF 90W THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THEN W OF 90W SAT AND SAT NIGHT. NEXT TROPICAL WAVE WILL PASS THROUGH EXTREME SOUTHERN WATERS SUN AND MON. $$ GMZ080-092130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 09 2004 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...W OF 93W WIND SE 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 93W WIND SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 93W BECOMING ISOLATED SAT. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N WIND E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 27N WIND SE 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS MON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED TSTMS S PART. .TUE...WIND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-092130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 09 2004 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PART THIS AFTERNOON BECOMING SCATTERED TONIGHT. .SAT...WIND E TO SE INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...WIND SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS MAINLY W PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS REMAINDER AREA. .SUN...W OF 94W WIND SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W WIND E TO SE 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS MAINLY S PART. .MON...WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED TSTMS S PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS REMAINDER AREA. .TUE...E OF 95W WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 95W WIND BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-092130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 09 2004 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N WIND SE 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N WIND SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS FROM 26N TO 29N. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS S OF 24N. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 28N WIND SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 28N WIND SE 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N PART. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N WIND BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 28N WIND E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS S PART. .SUN AND MON...N OF 28N WIND VARIABLE 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N WIND E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED TSTMS S PART. .TUE...N OF 26N WIND VARIABLE 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N WIND E 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. $$ GMZ086-092130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 09 2004 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N WIND SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N WIND SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 25N...BECOMING ISOLATED SAT OVER ENTIRE AREA. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N WIND BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 28N WIND E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N. .SUN...N OF 28N WIND VARIABLE 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 28N WIND E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S PART. .MON AND TUE...S OF 26N WIND E 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS TUE. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 26N WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S PART. $$ FORECASTER KNABB/AGUIRRE