000 FZNT24 KNHC 220235 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT WED JUL 21 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. GMZ089-220930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT WED JUL 21 2010 .SYNOPSIS...SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING ALONG THE SOUTHERN TEXAS COAST SE TO A 1010 MB LOW OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 21N94W WILL SLOWLY MOVE W THROUGH THU NIGHT. A RIDGE FROM NORTHERN FLORIDA TO LOUISIANA WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUN BEFORE RETREATING EASTWARD INTO MON AS A TROPICAL WAVE OR A LOW POSSIBLY ENTERS THE EASTERN GULF SAT AND SUN AND INTO THE CENTRAL GULF MON. $$ GMZ080-220930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT WED JUL 21 2010 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 94W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-220930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT WED JUL 21 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF 95W 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 20N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 20N E OF 95W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PORTION. .SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 21N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 21N. $$ GMZ084-220930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT WED JUL 21 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .THU...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT... HIGHEST W OF 88W. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 26N WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT...AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-220930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT WED JUL 21 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 25N TO 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 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SW PORTION. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT E OF 83W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA SPREADING FROM E TO W. .SAT...WINDS BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE