000 FZNT24 KNHC 052105 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT FRI JUN 05 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. GMZ089-060330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT FRI JUN 05 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT FROM APALACHICOLA FLORIDA SW TO 25N89W TO 24N94W WILL STALL FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO CENTRAL GULF OVERNIGHT...THEN SLOWLY DISSIPATE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. AN E TO W RIDGE WILL SET UP ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS SUN THROUGH WED WHILE POSSIBLE LOW PRES FORMS OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA. $$ GMZ080-060330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT FRI JUN 05 2009 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W E TO SE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...W OF 94W S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-060330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT FRI JUN 05 2009 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W E TO SE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 KT ALONG YUCATAN PENINSULA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-060330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT FRI JUN 05 2009 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SE OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. $$ GMZ086-060330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT FRI JUN 05 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SUN THROUGH WED...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY S PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE