000 FZNT24 KNHC 300259 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. GMZ089-300930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT TUE JUN 29 2010 .SYNOPSIS...RECENTLY UPGRADED HURRICANE ALEX NEAR 23.1N 94.8W 973 MB AT 0300 UTC MOVING WNW 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 GUSTS TO 80 KT. ALEX EXPECTED TO MOVE W...AND REACH THE UPPER MEXICAN COAST SHORTLY AFTER 0000 UTC THU. $$ GMZ080-300930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT TUE JUN 29 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 27N W OF 92W... .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT AND 125 NM NW QUADRANT OF CENTER OF ALEX. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NW QUADRANT...210 NM NE QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS OVER WATERS TO 21 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT N OF 28N AND 8 TO 12 FT S OF 28N. NUMEROUS TSTMS. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDE TO 7 FT FRI. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-300930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT TUE JUN 29 2010 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 23N W OF 94W... .TONIGHT AND WED...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 150 NM E SEMICIRCLE...75 NM SW QUADRANT AND 125 NM NW QUADRANT OF CENTER OF ALEX. HIGHEST WINDS 75 KT GUSTS TO 90 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...210 NM NE QUADRANT AND 90 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 30 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS N OF 23N W OF 95W WITH SEAS 12 TO 18 FT N OF 23N W OF 94W. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N W OF 92W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN SQUALLS N OF 23N W OF 94W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 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 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-300930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT TUE JUN 29 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF 23N AND 4 TO 8 FT S OF 23N. N OF 27N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BY THU EVENING. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU THEN BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT BY THU EVENING. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 28W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-300930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT TUE JUN 29 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN S AND SW SWELL. .THU THROUGH 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. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL