000 FZNT24 KNHC 040906 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT SUN JUL 04 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. GMZ089-041530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT SUN JUL 04 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM CEDAR KEY...FLORIDA TO A 1012 MB LOW NEAR 27N90W. THE LOW WILL TRACK N-NW ACROSS THE GULF AND IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE SE LOUISIANA COAST OVERNIGHT SUN NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING. HIGH PRES CENTERED OFF THE U.S. EASTERN SEABOARD WILL BUILD A RIDGE SW ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE GULF EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL MON NIGHT AND PASS INTO THE SW GULF TUE. A 1006 MB LOW PRES SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO FORM ALONG THE WAVE NEAR 21N93W BY TUE NIGHT AND SLOWLY MAKE ITS WAY W-NW TOWARD THE MEXICAN COAST THROUGH THU. $$ GMZ080-041530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT SUN JUL 04 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 96W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. BETWEEN 93W AND 96W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 93W N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING SE TO S WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PORTION. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND THU...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. $$ GMZ082-041530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT SUN JUL 04 2010 .TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR E PORTION LATE MON. .TUE...N OF 21N E OF 92W E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 21N W OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PORTION. .WED...N OF 21N E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 21N W OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 21N E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .THU...N OF 22N E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 22N W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 22N E OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 22N W OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW PRES. $$ GMZ084-041530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT SUN JUL 04 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITHIN 75 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 24N TO 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N EARLY MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT MON NIGHT. FROM 24N TO 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PORTION EARLY AND S PORTION LATE. .TUE AND WED...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PORTION. .THU...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-041530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT SUN JUL 04 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT WED. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 83W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT W PORTION BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY SW PART. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER