000 FZNT24 KNHC 060317 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. GMZ089-060930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT FRI JUN 05 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND SW TO NEAR 23N91W WILL SLOWLY DISSIPATE ACROSS THE FAR EASTERN GULF 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. $$ GMZ080-060930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT FRI JUN 05 2009 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...W OF 94W S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-060930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 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. $$ GMZ084-060930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT FRI JUN 05 2009 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E AND SE PARTS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. $$ GMZ086-060930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 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 TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N...BECOMING ISOLATED SAT. .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