000 FZNT24 KNHC 101536 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT SUN JUL 10 2005 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-102130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT SUN JUL 10 2005 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE DENNIS AT 29.4N 86.7W 932 MB AT 10 AM CDT MOVING NNW OR 340 DEG 16 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 120 GUSTS 145 KT. DENNIS FORECAST TO ENTER INLAND NEAR 30.5N 87.2W THIS AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE TO 31.5N 87.8W EARLY TONIGHT. RAPIDLY IMPROVING CONDITIONS OVER FORECAST WATERS. HIGH PRES BUILD W ACROSS AREA MON AND BE ALONG 27N TUE THROUGH THU. $$ GMZ080-102130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM 1030 AM CDT SUN JUL 10 2005 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N E OF 92W NW WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS UP TO 15 FT. S OF 27N E OF 92W NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 12 FT IN N SWELL. W OF 92W N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 6 FT IN DEVELOPING NE SWELL. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 93W. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 92W W WIND 20 TO 25 KT BECOME SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL. WIDELY SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 92W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW TO W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED TSTM. .TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-102130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT SUN JUL 10 2005 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 22N E OF 94W W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS NE PART. .TONIGHT...N OF 23N E OF 94W W TO NW WIND 10 KT OR LESS...BECOME SW 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDE TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE WIND SE TO S 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...WIND BECOME SE TO S 10 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE S OF 22N. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-102130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT SUN JUL 10 2005 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 28N... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 26N... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE...200 NM SE QUADRANT AND 80 NM SW QUADRANT ...WITH HIGHEST WINDS 120 GUSTS 145 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH HIGHEST SEAS 40 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N WIND TO 33 KT BECOME 20 KT S OF 26N. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT S OF 26N LATE. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 25N. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS N OF 28N SHIFT N OF AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 28N WITH HIGHEST SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDE RAPIDLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N SW WIND TO 33 KT...DECREASE TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDE TO 7 FT LATE. REMAINDER OF AREA SE TO S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT...SUBSIDE TO 4 FT S OF 23N. NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 28N EARLY WITH SCATTERED TSTMS REMAINDER OF AREA. .MON...N OF 27N S TO SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT EARLY BECOME 15 KT IN AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT EARLY SUBSIDE TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 24N E TO SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN WIDELY SCATTERED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .MON NIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN SUBSIDING NE SWELL. .TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOME SW WED AND AND THU. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT BECOME 10 KT OR LESS THU. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDE TO 1 FT THU. $$ GMZ086-102130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT SUN JUL 10 2005 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 29N W OF 83W... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRLCE...200 NM SE QUADRANT AND 80 NM SW QUADRANT ...WITH HIGHEST WINDS 120 GUSTS 145 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH HIGHEST SEAS 34 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN SQUALLS N OF 25N. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS SHIFT N OF AREA. N OF 28N S WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS 18 FT EARLY SUBSIDE TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 28N SE TO S WIND 15 TO 20 KT BECOME 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT EARLY SUBSIDE TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .MON...N OF 28N S WIND 20 TO 25 KT...DECREASE TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF 25N SE TO S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE THOUGH THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOME SW WED AND THU. SEAS 3 FT...SUBSIDE TO 1 FT WED AND THU. S OF 27N SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES