000 FZNT24 KNHC 060300 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. GMZ089-060930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT THU JUN 05 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG SE FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE WESTERN GULF INTO FRI 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 AS THE RIDGE WEAKENS. $$ GMZ080-060930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT THU JUN 05 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 95W SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ082-060930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT THU JUN 05 2008 .TONIGHT AND FRI...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. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH TUE...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. $$ GMZ084-060930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT THU JUN 05 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S PART. $$ GMZ086-060930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT THU JUN 05 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...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 LL