000 FZNT24 KNHC 290857 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT TUE JUN 29 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. GMZ089-291530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT TUE JUN 29 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ALEX NEAR 21.7N 91.9W 984 MB AT 0900 UTC MOVING NNW 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 GUSTS TO 75 KT. ALEX WILL MOVE TO 22.8N 92.7W THIS AFTERNOON AND STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE THEN MOVE TO 24.0N 94.2W TONIGHT THEN 24.8N 95.9W WED AND NEAR 25.3N 97.4W WED NIGHT AND MAKE LANDFALL THU. $$ GMZ080-291530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT TUE JUN 29 2010 ...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 27N WED... .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 33 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS S OF 27N LATE. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT S OF 27N LATE. NUMEROUS TSTMS S PORTION SPREADING N. .TONIGHT...S OF 26N TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. N OF 26N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .WED...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 135 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...100 NM SW QUADRANT AND 110 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 80 KT GUST TO 100 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 200 NM NE QUADRANT...150 SE QUADRANT..100 SW QUADRANT AND 110 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 27N W OF 95W. MAXIMUM WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 200 NM N SEMICIRCLE 50 NM SE QUADRANT AND 80 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS AND 150 NM SW QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN SQUALLS. .THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDE TO 7 FT FRI. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-291530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT TUE JUN 29 2010 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 21N W OF 92W THROUGH WED NIGHT... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SW QUADRANT AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT THEN BECOMING 105 NM NE QUADRANT 100 NM SE QUADRANT...45 NM SW QUADRANT AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT GUST 75 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT GUST TO 80 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE EXPANDING TO 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 50 NM S SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST SEAS TO 15 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT THIS AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT AND WED...TROPICAL STORM OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...110 NM SE QUADRANT...70 NM SW QUADRANT AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT BECOMING 135 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...100 NM SW QUADRANT AND 110 NM NW QUADRANT WED. HIGHEST WINDS 75 KT GUST 90 KT INCREASING TO 80 KT GUST TO 100 KT WED. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...120 SE AND NW QUADRANTS AND 100 NM SW QUADRANT EXPANDING TO 200 NM NE QUADRANT...150 SE QUADRANT..100 SW QUADRANT AND 110 NM NW QUADRANT WED. HIGHEST SEAS 21 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT WED. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 23N W OF 94W. MAXIMUM WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 200 NM N SEMICIRCLE 50 NM SE QUADRANT AND 80 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS AND 150 NM SW QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 22N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN SQUALLS N OF 23N W OF 94W. .THU...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISH 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDE 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-291530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT TUE JUN 29 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED THROUGH THU...S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 28W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-291530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT TUE JUN 29 2010 .TODAY...S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 25N. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS