000 FZNT24 KNHC 210258 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT TUE JUL 20 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. GMZ089-210930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT TUE JUL 20 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH ALONG 96W S OF 26N WILL MOVE INLAND WED MORNING. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE IS ALONG 90W S OF 26N MOVING W 10 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH THU AND INLAND THU NIGHT. A RIDGE FROM NORTHERN FLORIDA TO LOUISIANA WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUN AS A TROPICAL WAVE OR A LOW POSSIBLY ENTERS THE EASTERN GULF SAT AND SUN. $$ GMZ080-210930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT TUE JUL 20 2010 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 93W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 93W BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-210930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT TUE JUL 20 2010 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .WED...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 120 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST IN THE EVENINGS NE 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 20N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 20N. $$ GMZ084-210930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT TUE JUL 20 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-210930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT TUE JUL 20 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY E PART. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 26N BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT THROUGHOUT. .SUN...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE