000 FZNT24 KNHC 292045 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT FRI JUL 29 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. GMZ089-300330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM DON NEAR 26.9N 96.2W AT 4 PM CDT MOVING WNW AT 14 KT. MINIMUM PRESSURE 1004 MB. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT. DON IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INLAND TO NEAR 27.5N 98.0W EARLY SAT. TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT BETWEEN 25N AND 28N W OF 95W. A HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 28N SUN THROUGH WED WILL MAINTAIN LIGHT WINDS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. $$ GMZ080-300330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 28N W OF 95W... .TONIGHT...S OF 28N W OF 95W TROPICAL STORM WINDS WITH MAXIMUM WINDS 45 KT GUST TO 55 KT. HIGHEST SEAS 16 FT. SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT S OF 28N E OF 92W. SCATTERED RAINBANDS AND TSTMS S OF 28N W OF 95W. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-300330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 24N W OF 95W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...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. $$ GMZ084-300330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-300330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL