000 FZNT24 KNHC 281400 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT SUN JUN 28 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. GMZ089-282130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT SUN JUN 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE W OF AREA THIS AFTERNOON. A BROAD TROUGH WILL MEANDER OVER OVER THE S CENTRAL GULF WATERS THROUGH MON NIGHT. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL MON MERGING WITH THE TROUGH AND CONTINUING W ACROSS THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-282130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT SUN JUN 28 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART TUE AND WED. $$ GMZ082-282130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT SUN JUN 28 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S PART MON THROUGH WED. $$ GMZ084-282130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT SUN JUN 28 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 25N THROUGH TUE. $$ GMZ086-282130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT SUN JUN 28 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N PART. .WED AND THU...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 25N. $$ FORECASTER NELSON