000 FZNT24 KNHC 060800 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT SAT JUN 06 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. GMZ089-061530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT SAT JUN 06 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE NW YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL SLOWLY DISSIPATE THROUGH SUN. AN E TO W RIDGE WILL SET UP ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS SUN THROUGH WED WITH BROAD LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA. $$ GMZ080-061530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT SAT JUN 06 2009 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...W OF 94W S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-061530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT SAT JUN 06 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. 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. $$ GMZ084-061530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT SAT JUN 06 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONTAL TROUGH N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS E OF TROUGH. .SUN THROUGH WED...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. $$ GMZ086-061530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT SAT JUN 06 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS THROUGHOUT. .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. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART. $$ FORECASTER NELSON