000 FZNT24 KNHC 210911 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 511 AM EDT THU JUN 21 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. GMZ001-212045- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 511 AM EDT THU JUN 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 28N83W NEAR TAMPA FLORIDA TO THE N CENTRAL COAST OF YUCATAN NEAR 22N88W. LOW PRES WILL FORM OVER YUCATAN TODAY AND MOVE INTO THE S CENTRAL GULF THROUGH SAT...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE. THE LOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO TRACK NE TO THE EASTERN GULF SUN AND MON. $$ GMZ011-212045- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 511 AM EDT THU JUN 21 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 5 FT IN SE SWELL. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. $$ GMZ013-212045- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 511 AM EDT THU JUN 21 2012 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ GMZ015-212045- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 511 AM EDT THU JUN 21 2012 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-212045- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 511 AM EDT THU JUN 21 2012 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-212045- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 511 AM EDT THU JUN 21 2012 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ021-212045- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 511 AM EDT THU JUN 21 2012 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ023-212045- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 511 AM EDT THU JUN 21 2012 .TODAY...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. $$ GMZ025-212045- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 511 AM EDT THU JUN 21 2012 .TODAY...NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN