000 FZNT24 KNHC 290305 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT TUE JUN 28 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. GMZ089-290930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT TUE JUN 28 2011 UPDATED TO UPGRADE LOW PRES IN THE SW GULF TO TROPICAL STORM ARLENE AND FORECAST POSITIONS .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ARLENE NEAR 21.2N 93.8W 1003 MB AT 10 PM CDT MOVING WNW AT 06 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. ARLENE WILL INTENSIFY SOME AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 21.8N 95.1W BY WED MORNING...TO NEAR 22.0N 96.3W BY EARLY WED EVENING...TO NEAR 21.9N 97.4W BY THU MORNING...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND MEXICO NEAR 21.7N 98.6W BY EARLY THU NIGHT AND INTO A DEPRESSION AS IT MOVES FURTHER INLAND MEXICO ON FRI. WIND AND SEA CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE OVER THE SW GULF LATER ON THU AFTERNOON AND THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. LIGHT TO MODERATE E TO SE WINDS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE REST OF THE GULF THROUGH SUN AS HIGH PRES REMAINS OVER THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS. $$ GMZ080-290930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT TUE JUN 28 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 27N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... EXCEPT E OF 95W SE 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST S OF 26N. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT FROM 27N TO 29N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 29N...SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT FROM 27N TO 29N WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N. .THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 27N WINDS BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI AND TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT. N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT WED AND SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI AND TO 2 TO 3 FT SAT AND SUN. $$ GMZ082-290930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT TUE JUN 28 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 21N W OF 93W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NE AND 40 NM SE QUADRANTS OF ARLENE. HIGHEST WINDS 35 KT GUSTS TO 45 KT...INCREASING TO 40 KT GUSTS TO 50 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 130 NM NE QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM NE AND 180 NM SE SEMICIRCLES OF ARLENE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL...EXCEPT S OF 20N 4 TO 6 FT S OF 20N. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM E AND 240 W SEMICIRCLES...SPREADING FROM E TO W ACROSS THE AREA. .WED AND WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NE NE...40 NM S SEMICIRCLE AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT OF ARLENE. HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS TO 50 KT...INCREASING TO 45 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE AND 45 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF ARLENE. HIGHEST SEAS 17 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...EXCEPT W OF 96W NW TO N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 20N W OF 96W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. S OF 20N E OF 96W E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED NIGHT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA...SHIFTING TO FAR WESTERN PORTION WED NIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...ELSEWHERE FROM 20N TO 26N W OF 92W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 33 KT W OF 96W THU DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT EARLY THU NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT. S OF 27N E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 93W. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN. $$ GMZ084-290930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT TUE JUN 28 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 86W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N E OF 86W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N. .WED THROUGH SUN...S OF 25N W OF 87W E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N E OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 28N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-290930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT TUE JUN 28 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N SW TO W. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS...MANLY N AND CENTRAL PORTIONS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE 000 FZNT24 KNHC 290305 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT TUE JUN 28 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. GMZ089-290930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT TUE JUN 28 2011 UPDATED TO UPGRADE LOW PRES IN THE SW GULF TO TROPICAL STORM ARLENE AND FORECAST POSITIONS .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ARLENE NEAR 21.2N 93.8W 1003 MB AT 10 PM CDT MOVING WNW AT 06 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. ARLENE WILL INTENSIFY SOME AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 21.8N 95.1W BY WED MORNING...TO NEAR 22.0N 96.3W BY EARLY WED EVENING...TO NEAR 21.9N 97.4W BY THU MORNING...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND MEXICO NEAR 21.7N 98.6W BY EARLY THU NIGHT AND INTO A DEPRESSION AS IT MOVES FURTHER INLAND MEXICO ON FRI. WIND AND SEA CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE OVER THE SW GULF LATER ON THU AFTERNOON AND THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. LIGHT TO MODERATE E TO SE WINDS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE REST OF THE GULF THROUGH SUN AS HIGH PRES REMAINS OVER THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS. $$ GMZ080-290930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT TUE JUN 28 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 27N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... EXCEPT E OF 95W SE 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST S OF 26N. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT FROM 27N TO 29N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 29N...SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT FROM 27N TO 29N WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N. .THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 27N WINDS BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI AND TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT. N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT WED AND SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI AND TO 2 TO 3 FT SAT AND SUN. $$ GMZ082-290930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT TUE JUN 28 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 21N W OF 93W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NE AND 40 NM SE QUADRANTS OF ARLENE. HIGHEST WINDS 35 KT GUSTS TO 45 KT...INCREASING TO 40 KT GUSTS TO 50 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 130 NM NE QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM NE AND 180 NM SE SEMICIRCLES OF ARLENE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL...EXCEPT S OF 20N 4 TO 6 FT S OF 20N. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM E AND 240 W SEMICIRCLES...SPREADING FROM E TO W ACROSS THE AREA. .WED AND WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NE NE...40 NM S SEMICIRCLE AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT OF ARLENE. HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS TO 50 KT...INCREASING TO 45 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE AND 45 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF ARLENE. HIGHEST SEAS 17 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...EXCEPT W OF 96W NW TO N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 20N W OF 96W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. S OF 20N E OF 96W E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED NIGHT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA...SHIFTING TO FAR WESTERN PORTION WED NIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...ELSEWHERE FROM 20N TO 26N W OF 92W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 33 KT W OF 96W THU DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT EARLY THU NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT. S OF 27N E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 93W. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN. $$ GMZ084-290930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT TUE JUN 28 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 86W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N E OF 86W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N. .WED THROUGH SUN...S OF 25N W OF 87W E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N E OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 28N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-290930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT TUE JUN 28 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N SW TO W. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS...MANLY N AND CENTRAL PORTIONS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE