000 FZNT24 KNHC 230901 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT FRI JUL 23 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. GMZ089-231530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT FRI JUL 23 2010 .SYNOPSIS..TROPICAL STORM BONNIE CURRENTLY E OF THE AREA OVER THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL MOVE INTO THE SE GULF TONIGHT NEAR 26.2N 84.1W. THEN MOVE TO 27.6N 86.9W SAT TO NEAR 28.8N 89.1W SAT NIGHT INLAND LOUISIANA SUN NIGHT. AN ATLC RIDGE WILL BUILD W ALONG 30N LATE SUN THROUGH TUE. $$ GMZ080-231530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT FRI JUL 23 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N E OF 93W LATE SAT AND SUN... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W OF 93W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE N OF 27N E OF 93W LATE SAT AND SUN. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT N OF 27N E OF 93W LATE SAT AND SUN. .MON AND TUE...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-231530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT FRI JUL 23 2010 .TODAY...N OF 22N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 22N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH 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 AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-231530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT FRI JUL 23 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 25N TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUN.... .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT E OF 87W AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT E OF 87W THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 25N E OF 87W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NE...40 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS INCREASING TO 90 NM NE...50 NM SE AND NW AND 20 NM SW QUADRANT SAT OF TROPICAL STORM LATE. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 14 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .0SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED N OF 26N. S OF 26N E OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FT SAT NIGHT. S OF 26N W OF 87W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING 5 TO 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-231530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W... 430 AM CDT FRI JUL 23 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM 24N TO 28N.... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 28N E OF 83W NE WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT...THEN INCREASING TO TROPICAL FORCE STRENGTH WITHIN 75 NM NE...30 NM SE AND 30 NW QUADRANTS OF TROPICAL STORM BY LATE AFTERNOON...INCREASING TO 90 NM NE...40 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS TONIGHT. HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 16 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 28N 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 AND NW AND 20 NM SW 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 SHIFT W OF AREA THROUGH 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 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 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 DGS