000 FZNT24 KNHC 232129 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT THU JUN 23 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. GMZ089-240330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT THU JUN 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG SURFACE TROUGH 27N93W TO 20N95W DRIFTING SE WEAKEN TONIGHT AND FRI. HIGH PRES RIDGE PREVAIL ELSEWHERE OVER BASIN THROUGH LATE SUN. STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED MON AS TROPICAL WAVE MOVES ACROSS YUCATAN PENINSULA INTO SRN HALF OF GULF AND SEAS BUILD TO 15 FT BY TUE. $$ GMZ080-240330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT THU JUN 23 2011 .TONIGHT...E OF 93W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF 93W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S OF 28N E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 9 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS TSTMS S OF 28N. $$ GMZ082-240330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT THU JUN 23 2011 .TONIGHT...E OF 95W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT E OF 94W SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT E OF 94W LATE SUN. .MON AND TUE...W OF 96W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 96W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT TUE. $$ GMZ084-240330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT THU JUN 23 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...S OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT BY KATE TUE. FROM 26N TO 28N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT TUE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT TUE. N OF 28N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS TSTMS S OF 27N. $$ GMZ086-240330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT THU JUN 23 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. .MON AND TUE...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 26N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES 000 FZNT24 KNHC 232129 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT THU JUN 23 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. GMZ089-240330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT THU JUN 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG SURFACE TROUGH 27N93W TO 20N95W DRIFTING SE WEAKEN TONIGHT AND FRI. HIGH PRES RIDGE PREVAIL ELSEWHERE OVER BASIN THROUGH LATE SUN. STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED MON AS TROPICAL WAVE MOVES ACROSS YUCATAN PENINSULA INTO SRN HALF OF GULF AND SEAS BUILD TO 15 FT BY TUE. $$ GMZ080-240330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT THU JUN 23 2011 .TONIGHT...E OF 93W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF 93W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S OF 28N E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 9 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS TSTMS S OF 28N. $$ GMZ082-240330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT THU JUN 23 2011 .TONIGHT...E OF 95W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT E OF 94W SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT E OF 94W LATE SUN. .MON AND TUE...W OF 96W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 96W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT TUE. $$ GMZ084-240330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT THU JUN 23 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...S OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT BY KATE TUE. FROM 26N TO 28N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT TUE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT TUE. N OF 28N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS TSTMS S OF 27N. $$ GMZ086-240330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT THU JUN 23 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. .MON AND TUE...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 26N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES