000 FZNT24 KNHC 221458 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT MON JUN 22 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. GMZ089-222130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT MON JUN 22 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF WILL SHIFT W OF 90W TUE THEN MEANDER OVER THE WESTERN WATERS WED. ATLC RIDGE BUILDS WESTWARD ALONG 25N THU AND FRI. $$ GMZ080-222130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT MON JUN 22 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...W OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE OF LINE 25N90W TO 29N96W W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SW OF LINE SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-222130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT MON JUN 22 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 93W. .TUE...W OF 93W N OF 21N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT N OF 24N AND NE 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...HIGHER NEAR YUCATAN. $$ GMZ084-222130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT MON JUN 22 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S PART. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 26N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-222130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT MON JUN 22 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT FAR N PORTION. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FLORIDA COAST. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E PART. .WED...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK