000 FZNT24 KNHC 131530 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT TUE JUL 13 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. GMZ089-132130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT TUE JUL 13 2010 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE FROM S FLORIDA TO 23N93W WILL SHIFT N TO ALONG 28N WED THROUGH THU AND TO JUST N OF THE GULF FRI AND SAT AS A TROUGH MOVES FROM E TO W ACROSS GULF THU THROUGH SAT. $$ GMZ080-131530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT TUE JUL 13 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT. .THU...W OF 94W WINDS DIMINISHING TO SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 1 FOOT. .FRI AND SAT...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT AND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ GMZ082-132130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT TUE JUL 13 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W N TO NE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-132130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT TUE JUL 13 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...THEN BECOMING NE TO E THU. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-132130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT TUE JUL 13 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 T0 2 FT. N OF 26N SW WINDS TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .TONIGHT...S OF 26N WINDS BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT EARLY WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT... BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT EARLY WED NIGHT. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SPREADING FROM E TO W OVER SOUTHERN PORTION. .THU...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER S PORTION. .FRI...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT... HIGHEST NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 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...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N WINDS DIMINISHING TO SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS/AGUIRRE