000 FZNT24 KNHC 050319 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. GMZ089-050930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT THU JUN 04 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT FROM NEAR MOBILE BAY SW TO NEAR 26N93W WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE FRI NIGHT INTO SAT. THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE SLOWLY ACROSS NORTHERN FLORIDA DURING THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WHILE BECOMING DIFFUSE. A WEAK RIDGE WILL SET UP ALONG 25N BY SUN AND LIFT N MON AND TUE. $$ GMZ080-050930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT THU JUN 04 2009 .TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-050930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT THU JUN 04 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA NE 15 KT IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA NE 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-050930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT THU JUN 04 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF FRONT W TO NW 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... HIGHEST NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. $$ GMZ086-050930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT THU JUN 04 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT 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 ENTIRE AREA. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING E TUE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY S PART. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE