000 FZNT24 KNHC 150832 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT TUE JUN 15 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. GMZ089-151530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT TUE JUN 15 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE THE N CENTRAL WATERS WILL OCCASIONALLY BECOME ABSORBED IN ATLC RIDGING ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH THE PERIOD WHILE A SERIES OF WEAK TROUGHS MOVE THROUGH THE FAR NE GULF AND ACROSS NORTHERN FLORIDA. MEANWHILE A TROUGH IN THE SW GULF AND BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL LINGER IN THE AREA THROUGH EARLY WED MOVING W INTO EASTERN MEXICO BY EARLY THU. $$ GMZ080-151530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT TUE JUN 15 2010 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-151530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT TUE JUN 15 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WED. .FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT. $$ GMZ084-151530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT TUE JUN 15 2010 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 23N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 24N. $$ GMZ086-151530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT TUE JUN 15 2010 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS NEAR 1 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY