000 FZNT24 KNHC 292107 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT FRI MAY 29 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. GMZ089-300330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT FRI MAY 29 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDED FROM NEAR PENSACOLA TO THE UPPER MEXICAN COAST ALONG 20N...WITH A TROUGH ARCHING FROM THE E CENTRAL GULF NEAR TAMPA BA TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL SINK SE AND GRADUALLY MERGE WITH THE TROUGH...FROM S CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE SW GULF...SAT THROUGH SUN...AND THEN DISSIPATE LATE SUN THROUGH MON. A WEAK RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA MON AND TUE. $$ GMZ080-300330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT FRI MAY 29 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THIS EVENING BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT SAT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WINDS 10 KT MON INCREASING TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 4 FT BY LATE TUE. .WED...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-300330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT FRI MAY 29 2009 .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. EXCEPT YUCATAN COAST NE TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THIS EVENING...THEN BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE TONIGHT AND SAT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG MERGED FRONT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT ALONG YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-300330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT FRI MAY 29 2009 .TONIGHT...NW OF TROUGH...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SE OF TROUGH...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND S OF TROUGH. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SE OF FRONT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF DISSIPATING FRONT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF DISSIPATING FRONT...S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 25N...S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N...SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-300330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT FRI MAY 29 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF TROUGH...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW WINDS 10 KT NW OF FRONT SAT AND SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF TROUGH...SW TO S WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT AND SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG TROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND ALONG MERGED FRONT SAT AND SAT NIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF WEAKENING FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF WEAKENING FRONT...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG WEAKENING FRONT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 25N...S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING