000 FZNT24 KNHC 122034 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. GMZ089-130330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE NRN GULF WATERS PREVAILS THROUGH THROUGH SUN. MODERATE TO FRESH SE FLOW OVER PARTS THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN GULF TONIGHT WEAKENS FRI AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DEEP-LAYERED CYCLONIC FLOW DEVELOPING OVER THE E GULF AND SE U.S. SUN THROUGH TUE LEADS TO SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS EACH DAY...MOST NUMEROUS NEAR THE COAST. $$ GMZ080-130330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT E OF 93W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 96W LATE. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT...HIGHEST W. N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...W OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT MON. N OF 27N E OF 94W SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS AROUND 2 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE...W OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N E OF 94W SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED TSTMS. $$ GMZ082-130330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E OF 95W 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 THROUGH 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. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E NEAR YUCATAN. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS. $$ GMZ084-130330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 26N W OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...HIGHEST W. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 27N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT...HIGHEST W. N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS...LOWEST NEAR SHORE. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO AROUND 2 FT SUN. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT SUN. SCATTERED TSTMS...MOST NUMEROUS NEAR COAST. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT NEAR YUCATAN. SCATTERED TSTMS...MOST NUMEROUS NEAR COAST. .TUE...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS...MOST NUMEROUS NEAR COAST. $$ GMZ086-130330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008 .TONIGHT 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...MOST NUMEROUS NEAR COAST. .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. LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS...MOST NUMEROUS NEAR COAST. .TUE...SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS...MOST NUMEROUS NEAR COAST. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN