000 FZNT24 KNHC 021527 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT THU JUL 02 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. GMZ089-022130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT THU JUL 02 2009 .SYNOPSIS...E TO W RIDGE EXTEND FROM SW FLORIDA TO SE TEXAS THROUGH FORECAST PERIOD. $$ GMZ080-022130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT THU JUL 02 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-022130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT THU JUL 02 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-022130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT THU JUL 02 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-022130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT THU JUL 02 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH MON...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 25N. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES