000 FZNT24 KNHC 250250 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT FRI JUN 24 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. GMZ089-250930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT FRI JUN 24 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING SURFACE TROUGH FROM 28N90W TO 23N95W DISSIPATE TONIGHT. STRONG TROPICAL WAVE MOVING W-NW WITH STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED MON AND TUE ALONG WAVE AXIS AS IT MOVES ACROSS YUCATAN PENINSULA INTO SW GULF. $$ GMZ080-250930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT FRI JUN 24 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WIND AND SEA HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH AXIS TONIGHT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 27N E OF 93W. .TUE...S OF 28N E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-250930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT FRI JUN 24 2011 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 22N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 23N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT SUN NIGHT. W OF 95W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...W OF 96W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 96W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT TUE. .WED...S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-250930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT FRI JUN 24 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N PART TONIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 23N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N. .MON AND TUE...S OF 24N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT LATE TUE. FROM 24N TO 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-250930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT FRI JUN 24 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 26N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES 000 FZNT24 KNHC 250250 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT FRI JUN 24 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. GMZ089-250930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT FRI JUN 24 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING SURFACE TROUGH FROM 28N90W TO 23N95W DISSIPATE TONIGHT. STRONG TROPICAL WAVE MOVING W-NW WITH STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED MON AND TUE ALONG WAVE AXIS AS IT MOVES ACROSS YUCATAN PENINSULA INTO SW GULF. $$ GMZ080-250930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT FRI JUN 24 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WIND AND SEA HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH AXIS TONIGHT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 27N E OF 93W. .TUE...S OF 28N E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-250930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT FRI JUN 24 2011 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 22N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 23N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT SUN NIGHT. W OF 95W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...W OF 96W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 96W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT TUE. .WED...S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-250930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT FRI JUN 24 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N PART TONIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 23N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N. .MON AND TUE...S OF 24N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT LATE TUE. FROM 24N TO 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-250930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT FRI JUN 24 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 26N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES