000 FZNT24 KNHC 120844 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT MON MAY 12 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. GMZ089-121530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2008 .SYNOPSIS...THE EASTERN END OF A COLD FRONT FROM TAMPA FL TO JUST SOUTH OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS SHOULD PUSH TO 25N BY MON EVENING...AS THE WESTERN END STALLS AND DISSIPATES MON EVENING. THE EASTERN END OF FRONT SHOULD SLIDE SE OF AREA TUE...AS HIGH PRES OFF THE SE U.S. COAST BUILDS SW INTO THE GULF. A SOMETIMES BRISK RETURN FLOW FORMING OVER THE WESTERN GULF TUES NIGHT SHOULD SPREAD E THROUGH THU. NEXT COLD FRONT DIVES OF TEXAS COAST FRI AFTERNOON...WITH BRISK NORTHERLY FLOW AND BUILDING SEAS BEHIND IT. $$ GMZ080-121530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT FRI EXCEPT SHIFTING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT FRI AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF FRONT AND BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT W OF FRONT LATE FRI. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-121530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT AREA WIDE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 22N AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 22N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE NEAR YUCATAN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT E OF FRONT FRI AND SHIFTING N 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT LATE FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF FRONT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI AND BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT LATE FRI. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR AND ALONG FRONT LATE FRI. $$ GMZ084-121530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2008 .MON...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 29N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST N...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT NEAR YUCATAN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST S AND W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW THU EXCEPT LOCALLY NE TO E NEAR YUCATAN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT THU. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT LOCALLY NE TO E NEAR YUCATAN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...LOWEST SE. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART LATE FRI. $$ GMZ086-121530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 28N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 28N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT TONIGHT. S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY VARIABLE N OF 28N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT LATE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THEN BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN