000 FZNT24 KNHC 050834 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT THU JUN 05 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. GMZ089-051530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT THU JUN 05 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG SE FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH FRI NIGHT BETWEEN A RIDGE ALONG THE N GULF COAST AND LOW PRES ALONG THE FRONT RANGE OF THE ROCKIES. WINDS WILL DIMINISH OVER THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. $$ GMZ080-051530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT THU JUN 05 2008 .TODAY...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 94W SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ082-051530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT THU JUN 05 2008 .TODAY...N OF 23N W OF 95W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 23N. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 21N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 21N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-051530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT THU JUN 05 2008 .TODAY...W OF 88W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 88W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S PART. $$ GMZ086-051530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT THU JUN 05 2008 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 25N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N. .SUN AND MON...S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S PART. $$ FORECASTER BERG