000 FZNT24 KNHC 102044 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT TUE JUN 10 2008 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. GMZ089-110330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT TUE JUN 10 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES EXTENDING FROM THE ATLC INTO THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS SHOULD PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. DEEP LOW PRES FORMING OVER THE PLAINS WED SHOULD LEAD TO AN INCREASE IN E TO SE WINDS OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN GULF LATE WED THROUGH LATE FRI BEFORE RELAXING CONSIDERABLY INTO THE WEEKEND. THE NORTHERN END OF A TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN TODAY SHOULD ENHANCE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY OVER THE SE GULF TONIGHT AND THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WED AND THU. $$ GMZ080-110330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT TUE JUN 10 2008 .TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST OFF TEXAS COAST...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT 2 OF 94W LATE. .THU AND FRI...N OF 27N E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EARLY BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT FRI. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF 95W BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT AREA WIDE FRI. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS DECREASING TO 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT S TO SW N OF 28N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF 93W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 93W SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT AREA WIDE LATE...HIGHEST W. .SUN...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...HIGHEST OFF TEXAS COAST. N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...HIGHEST W. $$ GMZ082-110330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT TUE JUN 10 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 20N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N. SCATTERED TSTMS MAINLY S OF 22N. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E OF 95W SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT THU AND 5 TO 8 FT FRI. W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS MAINLY S OF 23N. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI NIGHT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT S OF 20N. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT S OF 20N. $$ GMZ084-110330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT TUE JUN 10 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS SUBSIDING TO 1 FT OR LESS. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT...HIGHEST SW. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 23N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE TO S 10 KT LATE WED. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 87W LATE WED. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST W. .THU AND FRI...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT S TO SW N OF 29N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS E OF 87W AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 87W. S OF 27N W OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 27N WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-110330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT TUE JUN 10 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 28N VARIABLE MOSTLY SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. FROM 26N TO 28N VARIABLE MOSTLY E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE TO S. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 1 TO 2 FT LATE THU. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 1 TO 2 FT WED NIGHT AND 2 TO 3 FT THU. SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING TSTMS. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SW TO W N OF 28N LATE SAT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...LOWEST N. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E SAT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...LOWEST OFF SW FLORIDA COAST. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN