000 FZNT24 KNHC 200855 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT SUN JUL 20 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. GMZ089-201530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT SUN JUL 20 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE ALONG 93W TONIGHT IS MOVING W AT 15 KT WILL MOVE E OF THE ARE TONIGHT. A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE WITH ASSOCIATED LOW IN THE W CARIBBEAN ALONG 82W WILL MOVE TO YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT AND INTO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE MON THE LOW MAY DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE SW GULF THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. $$ GMZ080-201530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT SUN JUL 20 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED AND THU...S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 28N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-201530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT SUN JUL 20 2008 .TODAY...S OF 22N E OF 94W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 21N. .TONIGHT...E OF 93W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E OF TROPICAL WAVE E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF TROPICAL WAVE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF TROPICAL WAVE. .WED...N OF 21N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 21N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ084-201530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT SUN JUL 20 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .TUE...N OF 28N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-201530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT SUN JUL 20 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED AND THU...N OF 27N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS