000 FZNT24 KNHC 162123 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT WED JUN 16 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. GMZ089-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A LOW LEVEL TROUGH MOVING NW ACROSS THE YUCATAN WILL MAINTAIN ACTIVE WEATHER ACROSS THE SW GULF WATERS THROUGH THU. A WEAK RIDGE WILL EXTEND E TO W ACROSS THE N WATERS OCCASIONALLY SHIFTING S ALLOWING FOR A SERIES OF WEAK TROUGHS TO DIP S INTO THE FAR NE WATERS. $$ GMZ080-170330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 93W VARIABLE MAINLY SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED TSTMS W PART. $$ GMZ082-170330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE THU MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT AND SUN. ISOLATED TSTMS BAY OF CAMPECHE. $$ GMZ084-170330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-170330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 SAT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA . $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING