000 FZNT24 KNHC 041501 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT SAT JUN 04 2011 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. GMZ089-042130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT SAT JUN 04 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK 1014 MB LOW NEAR 25N97W WILL REACH THE MEXICO COAST N OF TAMPICO BY THE AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE PREVAILS OVER THE GULF COAST STATES. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THIS RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE AND BROAD LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SW CARIBBEAN SEA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO MODERATE NE TO E WINDS OVER THE SE GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH SUN NIGHT AND INTO MON. THE SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE S TO NEAR 26N OVER THE SECOND HALF OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. $$ GMZ080-042130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT SAT JUN 04 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT MON. .WED...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-042130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT JUN 04 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 22N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 22N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS NW PART. .TUE AND WED...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-042130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT JUN 04 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TUE. $$ GMZ086-042130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT SAT JUN 04 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... HIGHEST FAR S. .MON...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EARLY...THEN BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 28N WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT...AND SHIFTING TO S WED. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL