000 FZNT24 KNHC 110857 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT SAT JUN 11 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. GMZ089-111530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT SAT JUN 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH IN THE NW CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE NW INTO THE FAR SE WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT THEN BECOME DIFFUSE SUN. A RIDGE ALONG 30N WILL MOVE INTO THE N CENTRAL GULF SUN. $$ GMZ080-111530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT SAT JUN 11 2011 .TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...W OF 95W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-111530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT SAT JUN 11 2011 .TODAY THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SHIFTING NE S OF 21N E OF 93W EACH EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-111530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT SAT JUN 11 2011 .TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-111530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT SAT JUN 11 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 KT EARLY BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT BY EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT TONIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING