000 FZNT24 KNHC 070227 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT TUE JUL 06 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. GMZ089-070930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT TUE JUL 06 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS OVER THE NW YUCATAN PENINSULA OF MEXICO NEAR MERIDA WITH A TROUGH EXTENDING N TO NEAR 29N92W. BOTH...THE LOW PRES AND THE TROUGH ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE IN TANDEM ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE GULF REGION WED AND THU...AND THEN ARE FORECAST TO MOVE INLAND...ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS AND NE MEXICO LATE THU. THERE IS A MEDIUM CHANCE OF THIS LOW PRES TO BECOME A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD FROM THE E ALONG 28N LATE THU THROUGH SUN. $$ GMZ080-070930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT TUE JUL 06 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PART. .WED...W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT E OF 92W. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...W OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY W PART. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT EXCEPT S TO SW 10 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT W OF 95W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY W PART. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. .FRI...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT NE PART. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT W OF 94W. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-070930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT TUE JUL 06 2010 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF 93W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT E OF 93W. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PORTION. .WED...W OF 94W N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT N OF 22N E OF 92W. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PORTION. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT N OF 22N E OF 92W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY W PART. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT NW PART. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 22N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 22N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 22N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 22N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST SUN EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-070930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT TUE JUL 06 2010 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 26N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT N OF 26N. $$ GMZ086-070930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT TUE JUL 06 2010 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...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. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 26N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT N OF 26N. $$ FORECASTER GR