000 FZNT24 KNHC 222156 CCA OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...UPDATED NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. GMZ089-230330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT THU JUL 22 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A NEARLY STATIONARY 1020 MB HIGH IS NEAR 29N87W WITH A RIDGE W TO NE TEXAS. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON AS TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE CURRENTLY E OF THE AREA OVER THE SE BAHAMAS INTENSIFIES INTO A MINIMAL TROPICAL STORM TONIGHT...THEN ENTERS THE FAR SE GULF OF MEXICO EARLY FRI NIGHT. THE STORM IS FORECAST TO REACH NEAR 25.5N 83.7W LATE FRI NIGHT...NEAR 26.5N 86.5W SAT AFTERNOON...TO JUST S OF THE LOUISIANA COAST NEAR 29.0N BEFORE MOVING INLAND. A 1008 MB LOW IN THE FAR SW BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 20N96W WILL SLOWLY MOVE WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE BEFORE MOVING INLAND MEXICO SOMETIME FRI OR SAT. $$ GMZ080-230330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT THU JUL 22 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED E OF 93W LATE SAT AND SUN... .TONIGHT...E TO TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT....EXCEPT S OF 26N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 26N BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 93W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE LATE SAT AND SUN. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE SAT AND SUN. .MON AND TUE...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-230330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT THU JUL 22 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 21N E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST N OF 23N. N OF 21N W OF 95W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 21W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WINDS 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 THROUGH SUN...WINDS BECOMING 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 AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-230330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT THU JUL 22 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 25N FRI NIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUN.... .TONIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT...INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS E PART. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 28N E OF 87W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE STRENGTH WITHIN 90 NM NE...50 NM SE...0 NM SW AND 25 NW QUADRANTS OF TROPICAL STORM LATE. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 14 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 25N. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. .SUN THROUGH TUE...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-230330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W...UPDATED 430 PM CDT THU JUL 22 2010 UPDATED TO INCLUDE HIGHEST SEAS FOR FRI AND FRI NIGHT ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 27N.... .TONIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N ...BECOMING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS LATE. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N E OF 83W NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT...THEN INCREASING TO TROPICAL FORCE STRENGTH WITHIN 90 NM NE...50 NM SE...0 NM SW AND 25 NW QUADRANTS OF TROPICAL STORM IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 14 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 27N E OF 83W SPREADING WNW. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NE...50 NM SE...0 NM SW AND 25 NW QUADRANTS OF TROPICAL STORM. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. CONDITIONS SHIFTING W OF AREA IN THE MORNING...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 26N...AND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT S OF 26N. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 26N...AND SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT S OF 26N. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...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/AGUIRRE