000 FZNT24 KNHC 280258 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT WED JUL 27 2005 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-280930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT WED JUL 27 2005 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE TEXAS COAST NEAR 29N95W WILL MOVE LITTLE THROUGH THU...THEN SHIFT SOUTH TO ALONG 25N FRI THROUGH SAT BEFORE WEAKENING SUN. WEAK COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NW GULF COAST THU THEN WEAKEN INTO A TROUGH BEFORE MOVING INTO THE N FORECAST WATERS AS A TROUGH FRI. TROUGH WILL EXTEND FROM WEAK LOW PRES OVER SE LOUISIANA TO THE CENTRAL GULF SAT THROUGH MON. $$ GMZ080-280930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT WED JUL 27 2005 .TONIGHT...S OF RIDGE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...HIGHEST NEAR THE COAST. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF RIDGE WLY WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NW PART LATE. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF RIDGE SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF RIDGE WLY WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NW PART. .FRI...N OF 27N WLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N. $$ GMZ082-280930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT WED JUL 27 2005 .TONIGHT...S OF 21N ELY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 21N ELY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS S OF 21N. .FRI...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 23N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FOOT. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ084-280930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT WED JUL 27 2005 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF RIDGE WLY WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. S OF RIDGE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N OF 25N TONIGHT AND THU BECOMING SCATTERED FRI AND SAT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N OF 27N. $$ GMZ086-280930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT WED JUL 27 2005 .TONIGHT AND THU...S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FOOT. N OF 25N NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FOOT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FOOT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N. .SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING SW TO W MON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N. $$ FORECASTER RHOME