000 FZNT24 KNHC 021507 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 02 2008 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 FRI MAY 02 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES E OF AREA WILL KEEP A BRISK SE TO S FLOW ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING SAT. A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE NW GULF LATE SAT AFTERNOON SHOULD EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO JUST SOUTH OF CORPUS CHRISTI TX SUN MORNING AND THEN FROM TAMPA FL TO PALACIOS TX MON MORNING. THE FRONT SHOULD MOVE E OF AREA MON...WITH WEAK HIGH PRES COVERING THE GULF TUE. $$ GMZ080-022130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 02 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE IN SE SWELL. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE SAT EVENING. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN. N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE SUN. .MON...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE MON AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT E OF 93W AND E TO 5 FT W OF 93W. $$ GMZ082-022130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 02 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT SAT AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN. .MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-022130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 02 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT N OF FRONT SAT EVENING. S OF FRONT SEAS 5 TO 7 FT AND N OF FRONT 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT LATE. S OF 25N S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE MON NIGHT THEN E TO SE LATE TUE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-022130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 02 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW W OF FRONT LATE N WATERS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .SUN...N OF 25N S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 25N N OF FRONT NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 1 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE TUE THEN VARIABLE TUE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN