000 FZNT24 KNHC 291510 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT SUN JUN 29 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. GMZ089-292130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT SUN JUN 29 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 29N DRIFT S TO 27N MON NIGHT AS WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH ENTERS NE GULF MON AND MON NIGHT THEN DISSIPATES OVER NE GULF LATE TUE. ATLC RIDGE REBUILD INTO AREA WED AND THU. $$ GMZ080-292130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT SUN JUN 29 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 28N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 28N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-292130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT SUN JUN 29 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 95W. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-292130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT SUN JUN 29 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 28N S WINDS 10 KT SHIFT SW TONIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N. .TUE AND WED...NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS SHIFT E WED. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS SE PORTION WED. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-292130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT SUN JUN 29 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 28N SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 15 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 FT BUILD TO 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .TUE...N OF 26N N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS SHIFT SE WED. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 15 KT S OF 27N THU. SEAS 2 FT N OF 27N AND 5 FT S OF 27N. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES