000 FZNT24 KNHC 050324 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. GMZ089-050930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT SUN JUL 04 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM NORTHERN FLORIDA TO A 1013 MB LOW NEAR 27.5N90W. THE LOW IS FORECAST TO TURN NW AND REACH THE SOUTHERN LOUISIANA COAST MON EVENING AS IT BECOMES DIFFUSE. LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...WILL MOVE ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO MONDAY NIGHT. THE LOW WILL BE NEAR 24N90W TUE NIGHT...27N93W WED NIGHT...AND NEAR THE TEXAS COAST THU NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-050930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT SUN JUL 04 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 92W. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND THU...WITHIN 180 NM OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLS. .FRI...W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-050930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT SUN JUL 04 2010 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 93W. .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 TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PORTION. .WED...N OF 22N E OF 93W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 22N W OF 93W N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. S OF 22N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-050930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT SUN JUL 04 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT YUCATAN CHANNEL 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS...MORE NUMEROUS N OF 26N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT MON NIGHT. FROM 24N TO 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY S PORTION...BECOMING ISOLATED N PORTION. .TUE THROUGH WED...S OF 25N S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-050930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 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 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