000 FZNT24 KNHC 042106 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. GMZ089-050330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT SUN JUL 04 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM NORTHERN FLORIDA TO A 1013 MB LOW NEAR 27N90W. THE LOW IS FORECAST TO TURN NW AND REACH THE SOUTHERN LOUISIANA COAST TONIGHT INTO EARLY MON AS IT BECOMES DIFFUSE. 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 OR POSSIBLY A LOW PRES SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE MON AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND INTO THE SW GULF TUE AND WED. THIS SYSTEM MAY THEN REACH THE MEXICAN COAST THU. $$ GMZ080-050330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT SUN JUL 04 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 92W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 92W. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND THU...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .FRI...W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-050330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT SUN JUL 04 2010 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS W OF 94W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 93W BECOMING NE 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT E OF 93W BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PORTION BEGINNING MON AFTERNOON. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 21N E OF 92W E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 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 TO NUMEROUS 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. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE OR LOW. .THU...N OF 22N E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 22N W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 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. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS ENTIRE AREA. .FRI... $$ GMZ084-050330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT SUN JUL 04 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT YUCATAN CHANNEL 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS...MORE NUMEROUS N OF 26N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N EARLY MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT MON NIGHT. FROM 24N TO 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY S PORTION...BECOMING ISOLATED N PORTION. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PORTION. .THU...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-050330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT SUN JUL 04 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .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 THROUGH 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 W OF 83W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT W PORTION BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY SW PART. .THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL/AGUIRRE