000 FZNT24 KNHC 221527 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT THU JUL 22 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. GMZ089-222130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT THU JUL 22 2010 ...STORM WARNING S OF 27N E OF 84W... .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY TO TROPICAL STORM TONIGHT AND ENTER GULF OF MEXICO LATE FRI WITH 40 GUSTS TO 50 KT AND CONTINUE ON NW TRACK INTO CENTRAL AND WESTERN GULF ZONES. LOW PRES 1008 MB OVER BAY OF CAMPECHE AT 21N95W DRIFT W INLAND MEXICO EARLY SAT COULD POSSIBLE DEVELOP INTO TROPICAL CYCLONE. $$ GMZ080-222130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT THU JUL 22 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE SAT... .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE LATE SAT AND SUN. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILD TO 12 FT LATE. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. $$ GMZ082-222130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT THU JUL 22 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 7 FT. S OF 21W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS TSTMS W OF 93W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 93W. .SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 21N AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 21N. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-222130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT THU JUL 22 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT AND SAT. .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT INCREASE TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT INCREASE TO 10 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS E PART. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 28N E OF 87W. SEAS TO 12 FT. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 25N. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. .SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-222130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT THU JUL 22 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 27N E OF 84W... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF 84W NE WINDS 25 KT INCREASE TO TROPICAL STORM LATE. SEAS TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS S OF 28N SPREADING NW. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S OF 28N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES