000 FZNT24 KNHC 250902 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT WED JUN 25 2008 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. GMZ089-251530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT WED JUN 25 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 29N WILL CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH SUNDAY. $$ GMZ080-251530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT WED JUN 25 2008 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT THU. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 28N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 28N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO S TO SW 10 KT OR LESS SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-251530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT WED JUN 25 2008 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE NEAR YUCATAN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N E OF 94W FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 21N E OF 95W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-251530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT WED JUN 25 2008 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT S TO SW NEAR SHORE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 10 KT OR LESS N OF 25N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-251530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT WED JUN 25 2008 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE MOSTLY SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE TO S THU. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. FROM 25N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 5 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR SHORE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT S TO SW N OF 28N. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS N OF 28N AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .SUN...N OF 28N VARIABLE MOSTLY SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. $$ FORECASTER LL