000 FZNT24 KNHC 180916 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT THU JUN 18 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. GMZ089-181530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE MOVE THROUGH BAY OF CAMPECHE TODAY AND TONIGHT. SERIES OF WEAK COLD FRONTS WILL MOVE THROUGH NE WATERS THROUGH WEEKEND. $$ GMZ080-181530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2009 .TODAY THROUGH MON...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-181530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 22N E OF 94W AND N OF 22N W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 21N. .FRI THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W PART. $$ GMZ084-181530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2009 .TODAY...N OF 26N NE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 28N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART. $$ GMZ086-181530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2009 .TODAY...N OF 26N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS E PART. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 28N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES