000 FZNT24 KNHC 172103 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT TUE JUN 17 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. GMZ089-180330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT TUE JUN 17 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES OVER THE WRN GULF NEAR 26N94W WILL BE REPLACED BY A WEAK RIDGE FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO FAR NW WATERS LATE WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN. A WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NRN PART LATE WED...THEN ACROSS THE FAR NE PART THU AND FRI AND DISSIPATE OVER N FL ON SAT. $$ GMZ080-180330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT TUE JUN 17 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 28N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT ...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT LATE. N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE BETWEEN 93W AND 95W. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 94W NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BECOMING VARIABLE WED NIGHT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S THU NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N PART. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS BUILDING 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE E OF 93W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. $$ GMZ082-180330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT TUE JUN 17 2008 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 21N. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR W PART NEAR THE COAST. $$ GMZ084-180330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT TUE JUN 17 2008 .TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING N 10 KT WED. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 28N. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT THU AND THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS S PART. .SUN...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED N PART. $$ GMZ086-180330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT TUE JUN 17 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW FAR N PART THU NIGHT. SEAS AROUND 1 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS THU NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. .SUN...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE