000 FZNT24 KNHC 231454 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. GMZ089-232130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 23 2010 .SYNOPSIS..TROPICAL STORM BONNIE AT 25.4N 80.3W 1008 MB AT 10 CDT MOVING W NW OR 300 DEG AT 16 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTING TO 45 KT. BONNIE WILL CONTINUE NW TO NEAR 26.2N 83.0W AROUND SUNSET TODAY...NEAR 27.5N 86.0W SUNRISE SAT...29.0N 88.5W SUNSET SAT...AND INLAND NEAR 30.5N 90.5W EARLY SUN MORNING. AN ATLC RIDGE WILL BUILD W ALONG 29N LATE SUN THROUGH TUE. $$ GMZ080-232130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 23 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N E OF 92W SAT NIGHT INTO EARLY SUN... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 28N W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 92W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE N OF 28N E OF 92W AROUND SUNSET SAT THROUGH SUN MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT SAT NIGHT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS NE PART SAT NIGHT AND EARLY SUN. .MON AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-232130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 23 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 20N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 20N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS W PART. .TONIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-232130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 23 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 25N.... .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 27N W OF 97W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 25N. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 50 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS AND 20 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT NE OF CENTER. WINDS DIMINISHING TO SE 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE SUN NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT DIMINISHING TO E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN NIGHT. .MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-232130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W... 1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 23 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM 24N TO 29N.... .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...N OF 24N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY INCREASING TO TROPICAL FORCE STRENGTH WITHIN 90 NM NE AND 40 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS OF CENTER. HIGHEST WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT NE OF CENTER EARLY SAT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO SE 15 TO 20 KT BY SAT NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS FROM 24N TO 28N. .SUN AND MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON