000 FZNT24 KNHC 182024 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT WED JUN 18 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. GMZ089-190330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT WED JUN 18 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM NEAR TAMPA TO 27N90W WILL BECOME STATIONARY TONIGHT AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 26N92W WILL SHIFT E TO THE ERN GULF THROUGH SUN AND DISSIPATE. A WEAK ATLC RIDGE WILL THEN EXTEND W ALONG 28N TO NEAR 90W BY MON. $$ GMZ080-190330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT WED JUN 18 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 28N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU AND THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT SE 10 TO 15 KT S OF 28N W OF 94W THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT W OF 93W...AND 1 TO 2 FT E OF 93W. .SAT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW TO W N OF 28N SUN. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE SE PART. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E PART. $$ GMZ082-190330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT WED JUN 18 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 21N...AND 1 TO 2 FT S OF 20N. .SAT AND SUN...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT THROUGHOUT...HIGHEST E OF 93W. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR W PART NEAR THE COAST. .MON...E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR W PART. $$ GMZ084-190330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT WED JUN 18 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...HIGHEST S OF 25N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... BECOMING SE TO S FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW TO W SUN. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE FROM 25N TO 27N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT ENTIRE AREA...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL FAR S PART. $$ GMZ086-190330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT WED JUN 18 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. S OF 27N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE THU NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...MAINLY SW. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 28N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N. .MON...S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 28N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ELSEWHERE. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE