000 FZNT24 KNHC 280923 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT WED JUL 27 2011 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. GMZ089-281530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT WED JUL 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM DON NEAR 23.0N 88.7W AT 430 AM MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 9 KT. MINIMUM PRESSURE IS 1000 MB. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. DON WILL MOVE TO 23.9N 90.3W THIS AFTERNOON TO 25.1N 92.5W TONIGHT NEAR 26.3N 94.7W FRI AND NEAR 27.3N 97.1W FRI NIGHT AND INLAND SAT NW TOWARD THE SE COAST OF TEXAS AND INTENSIFY THROUGH SAT. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN GULF BETWEEN 22N AND 28N W OF 87W. $$ GMZ080-281530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT WED JUL 27 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 28N TONIGHT THROUGH SAT... .TODAY...S OF 27N E OF 93W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N E OF 93W. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM OF DON. MAXIMUM WINDS 50 KT GUST TO 60W. HIGHEST SEAS 18 FT. N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-281530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT WED JUL 27 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 23N E OF 94W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 23N E OF 94W. MAXIMUM WINDS INCREASING TO 45 GUST TO 55 KT. HIGHEST SEAS 15 FT. S OF 23N SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 23N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 24N W OF 95W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-281530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT WED JUL 27 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM 22N TO 25W OF 88W... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF STORM DON. MAXIMUM WINDS 40 GUST TO 50 KT. DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 14 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 25N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR DON. .TONIGHT...W OF 88W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 88W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-281530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT WED JUL 27 2011 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS