000 FZNT24 KNHC 190852 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT MON JUL 19 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. GMZ089-191530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT MON JUL 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH ALONG 96W/97W IN THE SW GULF WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. RIDGE ALONG 30N WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THU. A TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE E GULF TODAY AND INTO THE MIDDLE GULF TUE THEN THE W GULF WED. ANOTHER TROUGH ENTERS THE SE GULF BY FRI. $$ GMZ080-191530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT MON JUL 19 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT WED THEN INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU AND FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH WED. $$ GMZ082-191530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT MON JUL 19 2010 .TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED AND THU...E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-191530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT MON JUL 19 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT NE PORTION LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT NE PORTION LATE. N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SE PORTION LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SE PORTION LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 24N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N. .FRI...S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 24N TO 29N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 29N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N. $$ GMZ086-191530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT MON JUL 19 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 26N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N TUE. .WED AND THU...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...BECOMING NE TO E THROUGHOUT THU. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N THU. .FRI...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. $$ FORECASTER DGS