000 FZNT24 KNHC 182100 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT SAT JUN 18 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. GMZ089-190330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT SAT JUN 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL MOVE INTO THE SW GULF EARLY SUN AND REACH THE COASTS OF MEXICO AND TEXAS ALONG 97W ON MON. HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH MON THEN LIFT N OF THE AREA TUE. $$ GMZ080-190330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT SAT JUN 18 2011 .TONIGHT AND SUN...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...W OF 95W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT WED. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-190330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT SAT JUN 18 2011 .TONIGHT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 92W SUN. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE AND WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 20N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 20N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N. $$ GMZ084-190330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT SAT JUN 18 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 25N. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...S OF 26N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-190330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT SAT JUN 18 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 24N TONIGHT AND SUN. .WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL