000 FZNT24 KNHC 030850 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT SAT JUL 03 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. GMZ089-031530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT SAT JUL 03 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 28N82W TO A 1013 MB LOW NEAR 28N87W. LOW PRES WILL SLOWLY MOVE SW TODAY BEFORE REACHING 27N BY EVENING AND THEN LIFTING NW INTO SE LOUISIANA MON MORNING. HIGH PRES CENTERED OFF THE U.S. EASTERN SEABOARD WILL BUILD A RIDGE SW ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE GULF EARLY NEXT WEEK. NORTH END OF A TROPICAL WAVE MOVES THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL MON NIGHT AND INTO THE SW GULF TUE AND WED. $$ GMZ080-031530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT SAT JUL 03 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE TONIGHT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS W OF 92W. .SUN THROUGH MON...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT....EXCEPT E PORTION S TO SW S OF 28N AND E TO SE N OF 28N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PORTION. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT FAR NE PORTION BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-031530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT SAT JUL 03 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA N OF 20N MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 21N E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT WED. N OF 21N W OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS E OF 94W WED. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-031530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT SAT JUL 03 2010 .TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT OF LOW PRES WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N S TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PORTION. .MON...N OF 28N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. FROM 25N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .TUE AND WED...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TUE AND WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL LATE TUE AND WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. $$ GMZ086-031530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT SAT JUL 03 2010 .TODAY THROUGH MON...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 KT SUN AND SUN NIGHT THEN VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT MON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS TONIGHT THROUGH MON. 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. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER