000 FZNT24 KNHC 042111 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. GMZ089-050330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT WED JUN 04 2008 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES 1005 MB NEAR VERACRUZ MEXICO WILL MOVE ONSHORE THIS EVENING. OTHERWISE FRESH TO STRONG SE FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER MAINLY THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH FRI BETWEEN THE ATLC RIDGE AND A TROUGH OVER TEXAS AND MEXICO. $$ GMZ080-050330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT WED JUN 04 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS BY SAT. $$ GMZ082-050330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT WED JUN 04 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N. .FRI THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 22N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 22N. $$ GMZ084-050330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT WED JUN 04 2008 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N. .SAT THROUGH MON...SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N. $$ GMZ086-050330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT WED JUN 04 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...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 THROUGH MON...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 CHRISTENSEN