000 FZNT24 KNHC 200840 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT WED JUL 20 2005 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-201530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT WED JUL 20 2005 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE EMILY OVER THE WEST CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO NEAR 24.7N 97.2W 943 MB AT 4 AM CDT MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT. EMILY WILL MOVE TO NEAR 24.8N 97.6W AT 1PM THIS AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN TO A DEPRESSION NEAR 24.8N 100.7W AT 1AM THU. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD W ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS THROUGH SUN. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE W INTO SE WATERS FRI NIGHT AND CONTINUE W OF AREA SUN NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-201530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT WED JUL 20 2005 ...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 27N W OF 94W... .TODAY...S OF 27N W OF 94W TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITH HIGHEST WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER S OF 28N W OF 92W. ELSEWHERE S OF 29N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N OF 29N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 27N W OF 94W. .TONIGHT...S OF 28N W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. S OF 28N E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. N OF 28N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SW PART EARLY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU NIGHT. N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 LATE. .FRI...S OF 27N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE PART. .SUN....WINDS SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S PART. $$ GMZ082-201530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT WED JUL 20 2005 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 22N W OF 94W... .TODAY...N OF 22N W OF 94W TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITH HIGHEST WINDS 110 KT GUSTS TO 135 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 23N W OF 91W WITH HIGHEST SEAS 35 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 21N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 21N W OF 94W. .TONIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 93W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 20N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW PART EARLY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 95W...AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 95W. .FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E PART. .SUN...W OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. $$ GMZ084-201530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT WED JUL 20 2005 .TODAY...FROM 24N TO 28N W OF 89W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN SUBSIDING S SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S PART. .SAT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S PART. .SUN...S OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-201530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT WED JUL 20 2005 .TODAY...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S PART. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 5 FT IN GULF STREAM. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS CALM. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SW PART. $$ FORECASTER NELSON