000 FZNT24 KNHC 040907 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT THU JUN 04 2009 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. GMZ089-041530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT THU JUN 04 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK LOW PRES OVER MISSISSIPPI WILL MOVE NORTHEAST OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. A COLD FRONT OVER THE NORTHWEST GULF WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO S TEXAS BY FRI NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE INTO SAT WITH A WEAK RIDGE SETTING UP ALONG 25N BY SUN AND LIFTING N MON. $$ GMZ080-041530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT THU JUN 04 2009 .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-041530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT THU JUN 04 2009 .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA NE 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-041530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT THU JUN 04 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING NW 10 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-041530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT THU JUN 04 2009 .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER LL