000 FZNT24 KNHC 051422 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT MON JUL 05 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. GMZ089-052130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT MON JUL 05 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM CEDAR KEY...FLORIDA TO 29N87W THEN WARM FRONT TO A 1011 MB LOW NEAR 29N91W. THE LOW IS FORECAST TO TURN NW AND MOVE INLAND THE SW LOUISIANA COAST EARLY THIS EVENING AS IT BECOMES DIFFUSE. LOW PRES...POSSIBLY A TROPICAL CYCLONE...WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE TROPICAL WAVE NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL BY TUE. THE LOW WILL BE NEAR 23N88W TUE...NEAR 27N92W WED...THEN IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INLAND NE TEXAS THU. $$ GMZ080-052130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT MON JUL 05 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N E OF 93W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 93W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 92W BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT ...EXCEPT E OF 92W BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TUE NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART. .WED AND THU...E OF 92W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. W OF 92W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLS WITHIN 180 NM OF LOW. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-052130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT MON JUL 05 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 21N...AND 1 TO 2 FT S OF 21N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PART BEGINNING MON AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...E OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 22N BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 22N...AND BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL N OF 22N. W OF 92W WINDS BECOMING N TO NW 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PORTION. .WED...N OF 22N E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 22N W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 22N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PART. .THU...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-052130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT MON JUL 05 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N W OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS TO 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. .TONIGHT...S OF 28N E OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 28N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN S SWELL. W OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY S PORTION. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PORTION. .TUE THROUGH WED...WITHIN 180 NM NE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF LOW SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT ...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED. ELSEWHERE S OF LOW SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL TUE NIGHT THEN SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT WED. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-052130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT MON JUL 05 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 83W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF 83W BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N W OF 84W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .WED...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE