000 FZNT24 KNHC 231423 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1023 AM EDT SAT JUN 23 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. GMZ001-232030- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1023 AM EDT SAT JUN 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS...ELONGATED LOW PRES CENTERED ON 1002 MB LOW NEAR 25N 87.5W WITH TROUGH EXTENDING SW TO BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE BASIN THROUGH WED. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO DRIFT N INTO THE N CENTRAL GULF THROUGH SUN...POSSIBLY INTENSIFYING TO TROPICAL CYCLONE...THEN DRIFT W MON THROUGH WED. BANDS OF STRONG TSTMS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE WILL PREVAIL ACROSS LARGE PORTIONS OF E AND NE GULF THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. $$ GMZ011-232030- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1023 AM EDT SAT JUN 23 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ013-232030- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1023 AM EDT SAT JUN 23 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 90W...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF 90W...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON... SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E OF 90W...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF 90W...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF 90W...AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 90W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF 90W...AND 6 TO 8 FT W E OF 90W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF 90W...SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF 90W...SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ015-232030- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1023 AM EDT SAT JUN 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...SEAS 6 TO 9 FT... BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF 27N...SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS OCCURRING IN BANDS AND LINES. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ017-232030- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1023 AM EDT SAT JUN 23 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-232030- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1023 AM EDT SAT JUN 23 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. EXCEPT E OF 90W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN S SWELL E OF 90W. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 24N N OF 24N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 24N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ021-232030- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1023 AM EDT SAT JUN 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT N PORTIONS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS OCCURRING IN BANDS AND LINES. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ023-232030- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1023 AM EDT SAT JUN 23 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 5 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-232030- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1023 AM EDT SAT JUN 23 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING