000 FZNT24 KNHC 031437 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT SUN JUL 03 2005 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-032130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT SUN JUL 03 2005 .SYNOPSIS...AN EAST TO WEST RIDGE ALONG 25N WILL MOVE LITTLE THROUGH TONIGHT THEN DRIFT N TO ALONG 28N MON...TO ALONG 29N TUE...THEN SHIFT S AGAIN TO ALONG 27N WED AND THU. THE NORTHERN PART OF A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE MOVING ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTH CENTRAL GULF THIS AFTERNOON...THEN INTO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT AND MON. THE TROPICAL WAVE...POSSIBLY A TROPICAL CYCLONE...IS EXPECTED TO MOVE WNW ACROSS THE W GULF TUE AND WED. GMZ080-032130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT SUN JUL 03 2005 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .TONIGHT AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ENTIRE AREA. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT E OF 94W WED AND THU. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT WED AND THU. ELSEWHERE SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED AND THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT WED AND THU. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS TSTMS S OF 27N MON...BECOMING SCATTERED TUE THROUGH THU. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS REMAINDER AREA. $$ GMZ082-032130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT SUN JUL 03 2005 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N E OF 95W. ISOLATED SHOWERS REMAINDER AREA. .TONIGHT AND AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 21N E OF 92W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N E OF 95W ELY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S AND DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED AND THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO SEAS 2 TO 4 FT THU. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SHIFTING TO N OF 23N WED AND THU. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE. $$ GMZ084-032130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT SUN JUL 03 2005 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL TONIGHT. SEAS 2 FT THROUGHOUT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT SE PART. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS DEVELOPING S OF 23N ALONG TROPICAL WAVE. .MON...N OF 27N SLY WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 86W. .WED AND THU...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-032130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT SUN JUL 03 2005 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS SW TO W 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N. .MON...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND THU...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE/BERG