000 FZNT24 KNHC 130230 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT MON JUL 12 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. GMZ089-130930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT MON JUL 12 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE ALONG 25N WILL SHIFT N TO ALONG 27N TUE THEN TO ALONG 29N THU AND FRI. THE RIDGE WILL RETREAT E AS WEAK LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER THE SW GULF WATERS. $$ GMZ080-130930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT MON JUL 12 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-130930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT MON JUL 12 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT N WINDS 10 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-130930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT MON JUL 12 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR N WATERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE THU. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL LATE. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-130930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT MON JUL 12 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N WATERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .THU...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .FRI...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA EARLY. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA EARLY. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR