000 FZNT24 KNHC 030308 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT TUE JUN 02 2009 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. GMZ089-030930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT TUE JUN 02 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE NE OF AREA WILL WEAKEN AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF THU...AND REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO S TEXAS BY FRI MORNING. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE LATER ON FRI THROUGH SAT WITH A WEAK RIDGE ALONG 25N BY SUN. TROUGH EXTENDING FROM BAY OF CAMPECHE NE TO SW LOUISIANA WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT N TONIGHT AND DEVELOP INTO A WEAK LOW ON WED. THE LOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO TRACK NE ACROSS THE NE GULF WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT ATTENDANT BY ACTIVE WEATHER. $$ GMZ080-030930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT TUE JUN 02 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 93W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 93W. .THU AND FRI...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-030930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT TUE JUN 02 2009 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST IN THE EVENINGS N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-030930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT TUE JUN 02 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT N OF FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...N OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-030930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT TUE JUN 02 2009 .TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE