000 FZNT24 KNHC 240900 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT SAT JUL 24 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. GMZ089-241530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT SAT JUL 24 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION BONNIE NEAR 27.0N 85.1W 1013 MB AT 4 AM CDT MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. BONNIE IS FORECAST TO REGAIN TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH AS IT NEARS 28.0N 87.3W THIS AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE INLAND SE LOUISIANA LATE TONIGHT. AN ATLC RIDGE WILL BUILD W ALONG 29N LATE SUN THROUGH TUE. $$ GMZ080-241530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT SAT JUL 24 2010 .TODAY...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N. .TONIGHT...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... .BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PART...SHIFTING NW OF AREA. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... EXCEPT NE PART SE TO S. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S LATE TUE AND WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED. $$ GMZ082-241530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT SAT JUL 24 2010 .TODAY...N OF 20N W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 20N E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 94W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TUE AND WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-241530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT SAT JUL 24 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 27N... .TODAY...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE LATE MORNING...AND TO 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT WITHIN 60 NM NE...30 NM SE...0 NM SW AND 40 NM NW QUADRANTS OF CENTER OF BONNIE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EARLY... BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 T0 4 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 27N. .TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 27N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 28N W OF 88W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION. .MON...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...W OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 26N SE TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 26N 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-241530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W... 430 AM CDT SAT JUL 24 2010 .TODAY...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .MON...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE AND WED...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE