000 FZNT24 KNHC 040842 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT WED JUN 04 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. GMZ089-041530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT WED JUN 04 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH WED NIGHT THEN CHANGE LITTLE BEFORE WEAKENING SAT AND SUN. WEAK SFC LOW OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS MORNING IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN LATER TODAY AS IT MERGES WITH A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRES OVER MEXICO. $$ GMZ080-041530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT WED JUN 04 2008 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-041530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT WED JUN 04 2008 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 21N E OF 96W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 22N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 22N. $$ GMZ084-041530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT WED JUN 04 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N. .SAT AND SUN...SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N. $$ GMZ086-041530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT WED JUN 04 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR.