000 FZNT24 KNHC 240843 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT WED JUN 24 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. GMZ089-241530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT WED JUN 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS...LOW ALONG COAST OF MEXICO WILL MOVE FARTHER INLAND TODAY. WEAK PRESSURE PATTERN HOLDS THROUGH THU. RIDGING BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN. $$ GMZ080-241530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT WED JUN 24 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 93W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 27N W OF 95W. .THU THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-241530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT WED JUN 24 2009 .TODAY...N OF 22N W OF 96W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 22N W OF 95W. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-241530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT WED JUN 24 2009 .TODAY...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 24N. $$ GMZ086-241530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT WED JUN 24 2009 .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 25N. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI