000 FZNT24 KNHC 181446 OFFNT4 INCREASING TO OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. GMZ089-182130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 93W S OF 20N IN THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE W OF AREA TONIGHT. HIGH PRES OVER THE NE GULF WILL MEANDER S AS A MEAN SURFACE TROUGH BUILDS OVER THE S.E. CONUS AND INTO NE WATERS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NE WATERS MON. $$ GMZ080-182130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...W OF 96W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. BETWEEN 93W AND 96W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-182130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W AND S OF 23N E OF 95W SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST. .FRI THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W PART. $$ GMZ084-182130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...N OF 23N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 28N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW MON N OF FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART. $$ GMZ086-182130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS E PART. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW MON N OF FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK