000 FZNT24 KNHC 261512 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT SAT JUN 26 2010 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. GMZ089-262130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT SAT JUN 26 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ALEX IN THE NW CARIBBEAN NEAR 17.3N 86.1W 1003 MB AT 1500 UTC MOVING W-NW AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS AT 1500 UTC ARE 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. ALEX WILL MOVE INLAND OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA BY SUN MORNING...THEN WILL EMERGE INTO THE SW GULF ZONE SUN EVENING NEAR 20.5N 91.0W AS A 30 KT TROPICAL DEPRESSION WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. ALEX IS FORECAST TO RESTRENGTHEN TO A TROPICAL STORM AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 22.0N 92.5W MON MORNING...TO NEAR 23.0N 94.0W TUE MORNING...TO NEAR 23.5N 96.0W WED MORNING...THEN INLAND NEAR 24.0N 98.5W THU MORNING. $$ GMZ080-262130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT SAT JUN 26 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 26N TUE AND WED... .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT W OF 94W...AND 3 TO 4 FT E OF 94W. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT...AND BECOMING E TO SE E OF 94W SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SUN NIGHT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS S PORTION. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 6 TO 10 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PORTION SPREADING NW. .TUE AND WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 26N. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ GMZ082-262130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT JUN 26 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 21N MON THROUGH WED... .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS N OF 21N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 10 FT N OF 21N SUN NIGHT. W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...THEN NUMEROUS SUN AND SUN NIGHT. .MON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND SE QUADRANT...AND WITHIN 25 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE AND WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 21N. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ GMZ084-262130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT JUN 26 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS...BECOMING SE TO S SUN NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL SUN NIGHT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N AND SCATTERED ELSEWHERE. .MON AND TUE...S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N AND SCATTERED ELSEWHERE. .WED...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PORTION. $$ GMZ086-262130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT SAT JUN 26 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .MON AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N...AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY