000 FZNT24 KNHC 032130 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT WED JUN 03 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. GMZ089-040330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT WED JUN 03 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK LOW PRES JUST S OF OF SE LOUISIANA WITH A TROUGH SW TO 25N93W WILL MOVE NE OVER THE SE UNITED STATES OVERNIGHT AND THU. A COLD FRONT OVER EASTERN TEXAS WILL ENTER THE NW GULF THU NIGHT...AND REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO SOUTH TEXAS BY FRI NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE INTO SAT WITH A WEAK RIDGE SETTING UP ALONG 25N BY SUN AND LIFTING N MON. $$ GMZ080-040330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT WED JUN 03 2009 .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST. ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 93W. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-040330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT WED JUN 03 2009 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 21N. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 21N. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA NE 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-040330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT WED JUN 03 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING NW 10 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-040330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT WED JUN 03 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE