000 FZNT24 KNHC 272123 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT SUN JUN 27 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. GMZ089-280330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT SUN JUN 27 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION ALEX INLAND OVER CENTRAL YUCATAN PENINSULA AT 19.2N 90.9W 999 MB AT 2100 UTC MOVING W-NW AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 GUSTS TO 40 KT. ALEX EXPECTED TO EMERGE OVER BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 19.9N 91.8W TONIGHT AND STRENGTHEN TO TROPICAL STORM AGAIN...CONTINUE NW AND GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN THROUGH MON EVENING NEAR 22.3N 94.2W REACHING HURRICANE FORCE TUE NEAR 22.3N 94.2W...THEN CONTINUE W-NW INTO MAINLAND MEXICO LATE WED NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-280330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT SUN JUN 27 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT MON AND MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT BUILD TO 9 FT MON. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS S OF 27N. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT BUILD TO 12 FT S OF 27N. NUMEROUS TSTMS S PORTION SPREADING NW. .WED...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-280330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT SUN JUN 27 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 19N TONIGHT THROUGH WED... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 20N W OF 92W TUE THROUGH WED... .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 45 NM OF AND 30 NM S OF CENTER INCREASE TO 90 NM N AND 75 NM S OF CENTER. HIGHEST WINDS 55 GUSTS 65 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. ELSEWHERE WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS. .TUE THROUGH WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 20N W OF 92W. MAXIMUM WIND 80 GUSTS TO 100 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 120 NM N AND 90 NM S OF CENTER. ELSEWHERE WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 20N W OF 92W. .THU...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDE 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .FRI...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-280330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT SUN JUN 27 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT EXCEPT TO 11 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS S OF 23N. SCATTERED TSTMS FROM 23N TO 26N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT EXCEPT TO 10 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 25N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S PORTION. .WED AND THU...S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .FRI...W OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. E OF 88W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-280330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT SUN JUN 27 2010 .TONIGHT AND MON...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 25N. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 25N. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N S TO SW 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES