000 FZNT24 KNHC 270846 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT SAT JUN 27 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. GMZ089-271530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT SAT JUN 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 86W IN THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL MOVE WEST AND CROSS THE SOUTHERN BAY OF CAMPECHE THROUGH MON. A WEAK LOW PRES CENTER WILL FORM IN THE NW CARIBBEAN LATER TODAY AND DRIFT N INTO THE S CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO TONIGHT. THE LOW...A POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...WILL DRIFT N THEN NE THROUGH THE GULF SUN AND MON...AND REACH THE NE GULF BY LATE TUE. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE WILL APPROACH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL MON...REACHING THE SOUTHERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY MIDWEEK. $$ GMZ080-271530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT SAT JUN 27 2009 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-271530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT SAT JUN 27 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT ALONG COAST OF YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE SAT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 22N. .SUN THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT TUE AND WED. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 22N. $$ GMZ084-271530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT SAT JUN 27 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 23N TO 26N S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 23N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT AND GUSTY NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 23N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...WITHIN 120 NM OF E OF LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 23N86W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS TSTMS IN SQUALLS S OF 25N. .MON...WITHIN 60 NM W OF LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 25N85W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS TSTMS S OF 26N. .TUE...WITHIN 120 NM W OF LOW PRES NEAR 28N84W...WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS E OF 87W. .WED...S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 24N. $$ GMZ086-271530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT SAT JUN 27 2009 .TODAY...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 26N. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS S OF 27N. .MON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS S OF 27N. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT N OF 24N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 24N. NUMEROUS TSTMS. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN