000 FZNT24 KNHC 222016 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT TUE JUN 22 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. GMZ089-230330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT TUE JUN 22 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER THE N GULF WATERS TONIGHT INTO THU. OTHERWISE A WEAK RIDGE EXTENDING ALONG 30N WILL KEEP LIGHT TO MODERATE E TO SE BREEZE ACROSS MOST OF THE GULF THROUGH TONIGHT. A WIND SURGE ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL REACH THE FAR SE GULF LATE TONIGHT AND WED...THEN WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE S PART OF THE GULF BASIN THROUGH SAT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE SAT AND SUN AS THE WAVE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INLAND OVER THE YUCATAN. $$ GMZ080-230330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT TUE JUN 22 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT THU AND THU NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT THU AND THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS THROUGH THU. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT SAT AND SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT SUN. $$ GMZ082-230330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT TUE JUN 22 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT ...EXCEPT NE 10 TO 15 KT E OF 92W DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 21N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NE 10 TO 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 21N. .THU THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL N OF 23N FRI AND SAT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-230330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT TUE JUN 22 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ...BECOMING E TO SE SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .SUN...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N EARLY. $$ GMZ086-230330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT TUE JUN 22 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE SAT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ...BECOMING E TO SE SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .SUN...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY