000 FZNT24 KNHC 290138 AAA OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...UPDATED NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 835 PM CDT TUE JUN 28 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. GMZ089-290930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...UPDATED 835 PM CDT TUE JUN 28 2011 UPDATED TO UPGRADE LOW PRES IN THE SW GULF TO TROPICAL STORM ARLENE AND FORECAST POSITIONS .SYNOPSIS...NEWLY FORMED TROPICAL STORM ARLENE NEAR 21.2N 93.7W 1003 MB AT 7 PM CDT MOVING WNW AT 06 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. ARLENE WILL INTENSIFY SOME AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 21.7N 94.6W BY LATE TONIGHT...22.0N 95.9W WED AFTERNOON ...TO NEAR 22.0N 96.9W BY LATE WED NIGHT...AND TO JUST INLAND THE MEXICAN COAST NEAR 22.0N 97.9W BY THU AFTERNOON. WIND AND SEA CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE OVER THE SW GULF LATER ON THU AFTERNOON AND THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. LIGHT TO MODERATE E TO SE WINDS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE REST OF THE GULF THROUGH SUN AS HIGH PRES REMAINS OVER THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS. $$ GMZ080-290930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 835 PM CDT TUE JUN 28 2011 .REST OF TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 27N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E OF 95W SE 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST S OF 26N. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT FROM 27N TO 29N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 29N...SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT FROM 27N TO 29N WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N. .THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 27N WINDS BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI AND TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT. N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT WED AND SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI AND TO 2 TO 3 FT SAT AND SUN. $$ GMZ082-290930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W...UPDATED 835 PM CDT TUE JUN 28 2011 UPDATED TO UPGRADE LOW PRES TO TROPICAL STORM ARLENE ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 21N W OF 92W... .REST OF TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NE AND 40 NM SE QUADRANTS OF ARLENE. HIGHEST WINDS 35 KT GUSTS TO 45 KT...INCREASING TO 40 KT GUSTS TO 50 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 100 NM NE QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 16 FT WITHIN 75 NM N NE OF CENTER. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM NE AND 180 NM SE SEMICIRCLES OF ARLENE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT S OF 20N 4 TO 6 FT S OF 20N. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM E AND 240 W SEMICIRCLES...SPREADING FROM E TO W ACROSS THE AREA. .WED AND WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NE NE...50 NM S SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT OF ARLENE. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS TO 50 KT...INCREASING TO 50 KT GUSTS TO 60 KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE AND 45 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF ARLENE. HIGHEST SEAS 17 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...EXCEPT W OF 96W NW TO N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 20N W OF 96W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. S OF 20N E OF 96W E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED NIGHT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA...SHIFTING TO FAR WESTERN PORTION WED NIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...ELSEWHERE FROM 20N TO 26N W OF 92W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 33 KT W OF 96W THU DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT EARLY THU NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT. S OF 27N E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 93W. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN. $$ GMZ084-290930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 835 PM CDT TUE JUN 28 2011 .REST OF TONIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 86W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N E OF 86W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N. .WED THROUGH SUN...S OF 25N W OF 87W E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N E OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 28N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-290930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 835 PM CDT TUE JUN 28 2011 .REST OF TONIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N SW TO W. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS...MANLY N AND CENTRAL PORTIONS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE 000 FZNT24 KNHC 290138 AAA OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...UPDATED NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 835 PM CDT TUE JUN 28 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. GMZ089-290930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...UPDATED 835 PM CDT TUE JUN 28 2011 UPDATED TO UPGRADE LOW PRES IN THE SW GULF TO TROPICAL STORM ARLENE AND FORECAST POSITIONS .SYNOPSIS...NEWLY FORMED TROPICAL STORM ARLENE NEAR 21.2N 93.7W 1003 MB AT 7 PM CDT MOVING WNW AT 06 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. ARLENE WILL INTENSIFY SOME AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 21.7N 94.6W BY LATE TONIGHT...22.0N 95.9W WED AFTERNOON ...TO NEAR 22.0N 96.9W BY LATE WED NIGHT...AND TO JUST INLAND THE MEXICAN COAST NEAR 22.0N 97.9W BY THU AFTERNOON. WIND AND SEA CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE OVER THE SW GULF LATER ON THU AFTERNOON AND THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. LIGHT TO MODERATE E TO SE WINDS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE REST OF THE GULF THROUGH SUN AS HIGH PRES REMAINS OVER THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS. $$ GMZ080-290930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 835 PM CDT TUE JUN 28 2011 .REST OF TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 27N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E OF 95W SE 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST S OF 26N. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT FROM 27N TO 29N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 29N...SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT FROM 27N TO 29N WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N. .THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 27N WINDS BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI AND TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT. N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT WED AND SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI AND TO 2 TO 3 FT SAT AND SUN. $$ GMZ082-290930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W...UPDATED 835 PM CDT TUE JUN 28 2011 UPDATED TO UPGRADE LOW PRES TO TROPICAL STORM ARLENE ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 21N W OF 92W... .REST OF TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NE AND 40 NM SE QUADRANTS OF ARLENE. HIGHEST WINDS 35 KT GUSTS TO 45 KT...INCREASING TO 40 KT GUSTS TO 50 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 100 NM NE QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 16 FT WITHIN 75 NM N NE OF CENTER. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM NE AND 180 NM SE SEMICIRCLES OF ARLENE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT S OF 20N 4 TO 6 FT S OF 20N. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM E AND 240 W SEMICIRCLES...SPREADING FROM E TO W ACROSS THE AREA. .WED AND WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NE NE...50 NM S SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT OF ARLENE. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS TO 50 KT...INCREASING TO 50 KT GUSTS TO 60 KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE AND 45 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF ARLENE. HIGHEST SEAS 17 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...EXCEPT W OF 96W NW TO N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 20N W OF 96W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. S OF 20N E OF 96W E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED NIGHT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA...SHIFTING TO FAR WESTERN PORTION WED NIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...ELSEWHERE FROM 20N TO 26N W OF 92W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 33 KT W OF 96W THU DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT EARLY THU NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT. S OF 27N E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 93W. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN. $$ GMZ084-290930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 835 PM CDT TUE JUN 28 2011 .REST OF TONIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 86W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N E OF 86W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N. .WED THROUGH SUN...S OF 25N W OF 87W E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N E OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 28N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-290930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 835 PM CDT TUE JUN 28 2011 .REST OF TONIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N SW TO W. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS...MANLY N AND CENTRAL PORTIONS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE