000 FZNT24 KNHC 231956 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT WED JUN 23 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. GMZ089-240330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT WED JUN 23 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A WIND SURGE ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE OVER CUBA AND THE NW CARIBBEAN WILL PERSIST OVER THE SE GULF WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH FRI. AN EMBEDDED AREA OF LOW PRES...A POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE WAVE S OF JAMAICA THU THEN TRACK NW ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL AND INTO THE CENTRAL GULF WATERS BY LATE SUN INTO MON. $$ GMZ080-240330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT WED JUN 23 2010 .TONIGHT AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT E OF 92W SUN. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT E OF 92W SUN. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-240330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT WED JUN 23 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT S OF 20N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE W OF 96W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 23N E OF 93W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ GMZ084-240330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT WED JUN 23 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. .THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 10 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. $$ GMZ086-240330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT WED JUN 23 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. 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 8 TO 10 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .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 ...EXCEPT TO 25 KT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...BECOMING E TO SE SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .SUN AND MON...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT TO 11 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY