000 FZNT24 KNHC 250306 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. GMZ089-250930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT WED JUN 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES INLAND MEXICO AT 24N98W MOVE FURTHER W TONIGHT. HIGH PRES RIDGE BUILD ACROSS AREA THROUGH MON KEEPING SLACK GRADIENT ACROSS BASIN. $$ GMZ080-250930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT WED JUN 24 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 93W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. .THU THROUGH MON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-250930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT WED JUN 24 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 96W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG COAST. .THU THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-250930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT WED JUN 24 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 25N. $$ GMZ086-250930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT WED JUN 24 2009 .TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 28N E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 28N. .THU NIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 26N. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES