000 FZNT24 KNHC 151503 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT MON JUN 15 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. GMZ089-152130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT MON JUN 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES REMAINS OVER N CENTRAL GULF WATERS THROUGH FORECAST PERIOD. SURFACE TROUGH CURRENTLY OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE INTO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE MON AND ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF TUE AND WED. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL PASS THROUGH SOUTHERN GULF THU AND FRI. WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NE WATERS WED AND THU AND DISSIPATE FRI. $$ GMZ080-152130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT MON JUN 15 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...W OF 96W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. BETWEEN 93W AND 96W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-152130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT MON JUN 15 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S PART TUE THROUGH FRI. $$ GMZ084-152130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT MON JUN 15 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT THU AND FRI. SCATTERED TSTMS S PART MON NIGHT AND TUE. $$ GMZ086-152130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT MON JUN 15 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR