000 FZNT24 KNHC 112042 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT WED JUN 11 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. GMZ089-120330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES EXTENDING FROM ATLC INTO NRN GULF WATERS SHOULD PERSIST THROUGH SUN. MODERATE TO FRESH E TO SE WINDS SHOULD DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN GULF TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH MIDDAY FRI IN RESPONSE TO DEVELOPING LOW PRES OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS. WIND AND SEAS SHOULD DIMINISH BY THE WEEKEND. WEAK LOW PRES FORMING OVER THE NE GULF SUN INTO MON SHOULD ENHANCE RAIN CHANCES OVER ERN GULF WATERS. $$ GMZ080-120330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST S AND W. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE THU...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI NIGHT. .SAT...S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS DIMINISH TO 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT...HIGHEST W. N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SW TO W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT...HIGHEST W. .SUN...S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...W OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-120330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT THU MORNING BUT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT BY LATE FRI. W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS MAINLY S PART TONIGHT AND THU. .SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS SUN EXCEPT NE TO E NEAR YUCATAN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT SUN. .MON...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT NE TO E NEAR YUCATAN. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-120330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW 10 KT OR LESS NEAR COAST. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT EXCEPT 1 FT OR LESS NEAR COAST. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT OVERNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF 87W TONIGHT. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 88W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...LOWEST NEAR SHORE. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT OR LESS SUN. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS TSTMS DEVELOPING NEAR SHORE AFTERNOON AND EVENING SUN. .MON... N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING NE TO E. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS TSTMS NEAR COAST MON AFTERNOON AND EVENING. $$ GMZ086-120330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N E VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW TONIGHT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E SAT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N MOSTLY E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING N TO NE SAT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT OR LESS SAT. .SUN...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING NEAR COAST. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW TO W 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR COAST AFTERNOON AND EVENING. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN