000 FZNT24 KNHC 071440 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT THU JUL 07 2005 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-072130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT THU JUL 07 2005 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA AND CENTRAL GULF TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA FRI. HURRICANE DENNIS OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SEA IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS WESTERN CUBA...AND INTO THE EXTREME SE GULF LATE FRI NIGHT AND INTO THE CENTRAL GULF SAT. DENNIS IS FORECAST TO REACH THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF LATE SUN INTO EARLY MON. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS ASSOCIATED WITH DENNIS WILL BEGIN AFFECTING THE SE GULF THU NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-072130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM 1030 AM CDT THU JUL 07 2005 .THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS. .TONIGHT AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS TONIGHT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT EARLY BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT E OF 92W LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E OF 93W NLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SPREADING FROM W TO E ACROSS E PORTION OF AREA LATE. .SUN...E OF 93W NLY WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT IN SE SWELL. W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS MAINLY E OF 93W. .MON...WLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN SUBSIDING SE SWELL. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS NE PART EARLY. $$ GMZ082-072130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT THU JUL 07 2005 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT E OF 92W LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...E OF 92W NLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT FAR NE PART. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED TSTM NE PART. .SUN...N OF 22N E OF 95W WLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING TO SW TO W 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN MIXED SWELL. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS TSTMS NE PART. .MON...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT ENTIRE AREA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SUBSIDING SWELL. $$ GMZ084-072130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT THU JUL 07 2005 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT AND SUN... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT EARLY BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 FOOT. .FRI...E OF 88W N TO NE WIND 15 TO 20 KT EARLY INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 88W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EARLY BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS DEVELOPING OVER SE PART LATE. .FRI NIGHT...E OF 88W N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT EARLY WITH TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING RAPIDLY 9 TO 13 FT. W OF 88W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING RAPIDLY 6 TO 9 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS SPREADING FROM W TO E ACROSS E PORTIONS. .SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED E PART WITH SEAS BUILDING 18 TO 25 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT LATE. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS SPREADING OVER ENTIRE AREA. .SUN AND MON...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 25N SUN SHIFTING N OF AREA MON. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SUN DECREASING MON. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT...SUBSIDING MON. NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 25N SUN SHIFTING N OF AREA MON. $$ GMZ086-072130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT THU JUL 07 2005 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN... .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EARLY BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED TSTMS DEVELOPING OVER FLORIDA STRAITS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE LATE. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT. N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 26N BECOMING NUMEROUS LATE. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S PART FRI NIGHT SPREADING INTO CENTRAL AND N PART SAT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT S OF 27N AND 5 TO 8 FT N OF 27N. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN RAINBANDS S OF 26N FRI NIGHT SPREADING OVER ENTIRE AREA SAT. .SUN...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N PART SHIFTING NW OF AREA LATE. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN RAINBANDS N PART. .MON....N OF 26N SLY WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY...DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT EARLY SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EARLY SUBSIDING 4 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER FT