000 FZNT24 KNHC 060925 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT SUN JUN 06 2010 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. GMZ089-061530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT SUN JUN 06 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AN ELONGATED UPPER TROUGH WILL HELP TO MAINTAIN ACTIVE WEATHER ACROSS THE W HALF OF THE GULF THROUGH MON. A 1017 MB HIGH CENTERED ACROSS EXTREME S FLORIDA THIS MORNING EXTENDED W TO ALONG 90W. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT W INTO THE SE GULF TONIGHT THROUGH MON AS A COLD FRONT MOVES SE INTO THE NE WATERS MON THEN STALLS FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TUE. THE FRONT WILL THEN LIFT SLOWLY N ACROSS THE NE WATERS WED AND DISSIPATE EARLY THU. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD W ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF THU. $$ GMZ080-061530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT SUN JUN 06 2010 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS SE PART. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S MON NIGHT AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W LATE TUE THROUGH THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 6 FT W OF 94W WED AND THU. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NE PART TONIGHT. $$ GMZ082-061530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT SUN JUN 06 2010 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO NE 15 TO 20 KT ALONG THE YUCATAN COAST LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 94W. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE EVENINGS. .WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-061530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT SUN JUN 06 2010 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW N OF 26N LATE AND E TO NE 20 KT ALONG THE N COAST OF YUCATAN LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT BEHIND FRONT MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-061530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT SUN JUN 06 2010 .TODAY THROUGH MON...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THIS EVENING THEN NW 10 KT BEHIND FRONT MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PORTIONS TODAY THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT LATE TONIGHT AND MON. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT TUE. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT MON NIGHT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS NEAR 1 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING