000 FZNT24 KNHC 130832 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT FRI JUN 13 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. GMZ089-131530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT FRI JUN 13 2008 .SYNOPSIS...MODERATE SE WINDS BETWEEN HIGH PRES OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF AND A TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN WATERS PERSIST THROUGH SAT. WEAK HIGH PRES SETTLES OVER THE REGION SUN THROUGH TUE DIMINISHING WINDS AND SEAS. $$ GMZ080-131530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT FRI JUN 13 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EARLY SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 94W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 95W. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 92W. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ082-131530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT FRI JUN 13 2008 .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY TODAY DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-131530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT FRI JUN 13 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S 10 KT OR LESS N OF 29N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 88W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING VARIABLE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N SUN AND EARLY MON. $$ GMZ086-131530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT FRI JUN 13 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING S TO SW N OF 28N LATE SAT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 5 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 26N. .SUN...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 26N. .MON AND TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N MON. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI