000 FZNT24 KNHC 121452 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT THU JUN 12 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. GMZ089-122130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT THU JUN 12 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES EXTENDING FROM THE CENTRAL ATLC INTO THE NRN GULF WATERS THROUGH SUN. A MODERATE TO FRESH SE WIND FLOW OVER PARTS THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN GULF TODAY SHOULD DIMINISH FRI AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WEAK CYCLONIC FLOW OVER THE SE U.S. AND THE NE GULF IN THE PRESENCE OF DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE SHOULD LEAD TO SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS OVER THESE AREAS FROM SUN INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. $$ GMZ080-122130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT THU JUN 12 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT E OF 93W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 96W LATE. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT...HIGHEST W. N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...W OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT MON. N OF 27N E OF 94W SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS AROUND 2 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-122130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT THU JUN 12 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TONIGHT THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE FRI. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS N OF 22N E OF 95W SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT SUN EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT S OF 20N. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E E OF 93W LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ084-122130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT THU JUN 12 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N W OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...HIGHEST W. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 27N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT...HIGHEST W. N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS...LOWEST NEAR SHORE. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO AROUND 2 FT SUN. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT SUN. SCATTERED TSTMS...MOST NUMEROUS NEAR COAST. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT NEAR YUCATAN. SCATTERED TSTMS...MOST NUMEROUS NEAR COAST. $$ GMZ086-122130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT THU JUN 12 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING VARIABLE SAT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...LOWEST N. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SW TO W N OF 28N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED TSTMS. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN