000 FZNT24 KNHC 260248 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT FRI JUN 25 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. GMZ089-260930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT FRI JUN 25 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION ONE IN THE NW CARIBBEAN IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN TO A TROPICAL STORM EARLY SAT THEN WILL MOVE INLAND OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA NEAR 18.4N 87.7W SAT EVENING...TO NEAR 19.5N 89.1W EARLY SUN...TO NEAR 20.8N 90.5W SUN EVENING...TO NEAR 22.5N 92.0W MON EVENING...TO NEAR 24.0N 93.5W TUE EVENING...TO NEAR 24.5N 94.5W WED EVENING. OTHERWISE A RIDGE IS IN PLACE ALONG 30N WITH AN EASTERLY WIND SURGE PERSISTING IN THE SE GULF THROUGH SAT NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-260930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT FRI JUN 25 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 27N E OF 96W TUE AND WED... .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT W OF 94W...AND 3 TO 4 FT E OF 94W. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS S PORTION. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SPREADING NW. .TUE AND WED...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF ONE. HIGHEST WINDS 35 KT WITH GUSTS 45 KT...INCREASING TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS 50 KT WED. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 14 FT...BUILDING TO 18 FT WED. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ GMZ082-260930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT FRI JUN 25 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 22N E OF 95W TUE AND WED... .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT TO 5 FT ALONG THE YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 23N E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT SUN AND SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT SUN AND SUN NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE SUN AND SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT BY SUN. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON...E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE AND WED...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF ONE. HIGHEST WINDS 35 KT WITH GUSTS 45 KT...INCREASING TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS 50 KT WED. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 14 FT...BUILDING TO 18 FT WED. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ GMZ084-260930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT FRI JUN 25 2010 .TONIGHT AND SAT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT SAT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN NIGHT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N AND NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .MON AND TUE...S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .WED...S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PORTION. $$ GMZ086-260930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT FRI JUN 25 2010 .TONIGHT AND SAT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...BECOMING E TO SE THROUGHOUT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT TO 10 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE SAT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ...BECOMING SE TO S SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .MON AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N...AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY