000 FZNT24 KNHC 200855 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 455 AM EDT WED JUN 20 2012 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. GMZ001-202045- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 455 AM EDT WED JUN 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH ENTERING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL IN THE NW CARIBBEAN WILL SLOWLY MOVE INTO THE SE GULF THIS MORNING. ASSOCIATED LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP OVER YUCATAN AND MOVE INTO THE S CENTRAL GULF THU...THEN DRIFT NW TO NEAR 24N93W SUN WITH THE TROUGH EXTENDING ACROSS THE NE GULF. $$ GMZ011-202045- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 455 AM EDT WED JUN 20 2012 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT E TO SE SWELL. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 5 FT IN E SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-202045- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 455 AM EDT WED JUN 20 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-202045- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 455 AM EDT WED JUN 20 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N OF 27N...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. S OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-202045- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 455 AM EDT WED JUN 20 2012 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-202045- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 455 AM EDT WED JUN 20 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-202045- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 455 AM EDT WED JUN 20 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-202045- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 455 AM EDT WED JUN 20 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-202045- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 455 AM EDT WED JUN 20 2012 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN