000 FZNT24 KNHC 050907 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT SUN JUL 05 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. GMZ089-051530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT SUN JUL 05 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 26N THROUGH THU. BROAD LOW OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES THROUGH WEDNESDAY. $$ GMZ080-051530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT SUN JUL 05 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N SW WINDS 15 TO OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N PART. .WED AND THU...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. E OF 95W SOUTHERLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-051530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT SUN JUL 05 2009 .TODAY THROUGH THU...S OF 23N E OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS WED AND THU. $$ GMZ084-051530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT SUN JUL 05 2009 .TODAY THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT THROUGH TUE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT MON NIGHT AND TUE. FROM 27N TO 24N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT MON AND TUE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S MON AND TUE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N PART. .WED AND THU...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-051530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT SUN JUL 05 2009 .TODAY THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON AND 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT AND TUE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT MON NIGHT AND TUE. FROM 27N TO 24N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT MON AND TUE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TUE. S OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S BY TUE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED AND THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ FORECASTER LL