000 FZNT24 KNHC 252043 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT FRI JUN 25 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. GMZ089-260330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT FRI JUN 25 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AN EASTERLY WIND SURGE ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE IN THE NW CARIBBEAN ALONG 83W EXTENDING N INTO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA CONTINUES IN THE SE GULF. THE WAVE WILL MOVE W TO NW AND INTO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SAT NIGHT...ACROSS THE PENINSULA SAT NIGHT AND EARLY SUN...THEN INTO THE S CENTRAL AND SW GULF SUN AND MON. LOW PRES ALONG THE WAVE IN THE NW CARIBBEAN MAY DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE TONIGHT OR SAT BEFORE REACHING LAND...THEN MAY WEAKEN OVER LAND BEFORE POTENTIALLY REDEVELOPING ONCE IT EMERGES OVER THE GULF WATERS MON THROUGH TUE...AS IT TAKES A GENERAL NW MOTION. THE LOW WOULD THEN MOVE INTO W CENTRAL GULF WATERS WED. $$ GMZ080-260330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT FRI JUN 25 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT W OF 94W...AND 3 TO 4 FT E OF 94W. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS S PORTION. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SPREADING NW. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ GMZ082-260330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT FRI JUN 25 2010 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT TO 5 FT ALONG THE YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 23N E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT SUN AND SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT SUN AND SUN NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE SUN AND SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT BY SUN. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON AND TUE...E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...E OF 93W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ GMZ084-260330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT FRI JUN 25 2010 .TONIGHT AND SAT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT SAT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN NIGHT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N AND NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .MON AND TUE...S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .WED...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N EARLY. $$ GMZ086-260330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT FRI JUN 25 2010 .TONIGHT AND SAT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...BECOMING E TO SE THROUGHOUT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT TO 10 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE SAT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ...BECOMING SE TO S SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .MON AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N...AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY