000 FZNT24 KNHC 252129 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT THU JUN 25 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. GMZ089-260330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT THU JUN 25 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE BUILDS ALONG 27N TONIGHT THROUGH TUE. TROPICAL WAVE MOVES THROUGH BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT AND SUN. $$ GMZ080-260330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT THU JUN 25 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 27N W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-260330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT THU JUN 25 2009 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG COAST. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SE BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. $$ GMZ084-260330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT THU JUN 25 2009 .TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FROM 28N TO 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 25N. .MON AND TUE...N OF 28N W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 28N S TO SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-260330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT THU JUN 25 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 26N. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N SW TO W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 26N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES