000 FZNT24 KNHC 121436 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT SUN JUN 12 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. GMZ089-122130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT SUN JUN 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH EXTENDING FROM FLORIDA BAY SW TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL DRIFT NW DISSIPATING BY TONIGHT. A RIDGE ALONG 29N WILL SHIFT SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE WEEK REACHING TO ALONG 25N WED AND THU. $$ GMZ080-122130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT SUN JUN 12 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .WED AND THU...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-122130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT SUN JUN 12 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT S OF 21N DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-122130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT SUN JUN 12 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW TO W WED AND THU...EXCEPT W 10 TO 15 KT N OF 28N THROUGHOUT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-122130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT SUN JUN 12 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY