000 FZNT24 KNHC 022017 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. GMZ089-030330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT FRI MAY 02 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A BRISK E TO SE WIND FLOW ACROSS THE GULF SHOULD GRADUALLY DIMINISH TONIGHT AND 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...FROM TAMPA FL TO PALACIOS TX MON MORNING. THE FRONT SHOULD MOVE E OF AREA MON...WITH WEAK HIGH PRES COVERING THE GULF TUE AND WED. $$ GMZ080-030330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT FRI MAY 02 2008 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE WIND WAVES SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE SAT EVENING. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE SUN. N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE SUN. .MON...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE MON AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT E OF 93W AND E TO 5 FT W OF 93W. .WED...E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-030330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT FRI MAY 02 2008 .TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...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 EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N. .MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-030330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT FRI MAY 02 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THEN SHIFTING NW TO N N OF FRONT SAT EVENING. S OF FRONT SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AND N OF FRONT 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT LATE. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN. .MON AND TUE...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE MON NIGHT THEN E TO SE LATE TUE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN. $$ GMZ086-030330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT FRI MAY 02 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE MOSTLY SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .SAT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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 AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 K BECOMING NW. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE 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. .WED...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT... HIGHEST IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN