000 FZNT24 KNHC 011506 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT TUE JUL 01 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. GMZ089-012130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT TUE JUL 01 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH OVER NE GULF WEAKEN THIS AFTERNOON. RIDGE REBUILDS OVER AREA THROUGH SAT. $$ GMZ080-012130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT TUE JUL 01 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-012130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT TUE JUL 01 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 23N W OF 93W THROUGH WED. .THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-012130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT TUE JUL 01 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT N OF 25N AND 3 FT S OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS SE PORTION. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25 N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-012130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT TUE JUL 01 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK