000 FZNT24 KNHC 021530 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 02 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. GMZ089-022130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 02 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM N FLORIDA SW TO A 1015 MB LOW NEAR 29N84W...AND CONTINUES W AND NW TO FAR NE TEXAS. THE FRONT WILL LINGER THROUGH SUN AS THE LOW DRIFTS GENERALLY WESTWARD TOWARDS LOUISIANA. HIGH PRES CENTERED OFF THE U.S. EASTERN SEABOARD WILL THEN BUILD A RIDGE SW ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE GULF EARLY NEXT WEEK. $$ GMZ080-022130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 02 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY...THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL W OF 94W...AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 94W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT....EXCEPT E PORTION S TO SW S OF 28N AND E TO SE N OF 28N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS DEVELOPING E PORTION. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT FAR NE PORTION BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-022130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 02 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 92W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 21N...AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 20N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 20N. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-022130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 02 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N E OF 87W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N W OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 25N. .TONIGHT...N OF 28N E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N E OF 88W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN MIXED N AND SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E OF FRONT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT TO 24N S TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PORTION. .MON AND TUE...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 25N BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL TUE. $$ GMZ086-022130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 02 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...WITHIN 60 NM OF LOW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 26N TO 29N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N. .TONIGHT...N OF 28N WINDS BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 28N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...AND SE TO S 10 KT SUN THEN VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT MON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N PART. .TUE...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE