000 FZNT24 KNHC 280258 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. GMZ089-280930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT SUN JUN 27 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ALEX JUST EMERGED IN BAY OF CAMPECHE AT 19.4N 91.3W 991 MB AT 0300 UTC MOVING W-NW AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 GUSTS TO 50 KT. ALEX EXPECTED TO MOVE W-NW AND STRENGTHEN TO TROPICAL HURRICANE STRENGTH TUE NIGHT NEAR 22.6N 94.6W...REACH 23.5N 96.7W WED NIGHT...THEN INTO MAINLAND MEXICO THU NEAR 24.3N 98.8W THU NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-280930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT SUN JUN 27 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 27N WED... .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT MON AND MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT BUILD TO 9 FT MON. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS S OF 27N. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT BUILD TO 12 FT S OF 27N. NUMEROUS TSTMS S PORTION SPREADING NW. .WED...S OF 27N TROPICAL STORM CONDITION EXPECTED. MAXIMUM WIND 45 GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL FORCE WINDS. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. .THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH FRI TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDE TO 7 FT FRI. $$ GMZ082-280930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT SUN JUN 27 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 19N THROUGH TUE... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 21N W OF 92W TUE NIGHT AND 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 21N 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 IN SQUALLS N OF 20N W OF 92W. .THU...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDE TO 7 FT LATE. .FRI...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-280930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT SUN JUN 27 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT EXCEPT TO 11 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS S OF 23N. SCATTERED TSTMS FROM 23N TO 26N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT EXCEPT TO 10 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 25N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S PORTION. .WED AND THU...S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .FRI...W OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. E OF 88W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-280930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 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