000 FZNT24 KNHC 040921 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT TUE MAY 04 2010 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. GMZ089-041530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT TUE MAY 04 2010 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK FRONT FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 27N92W THEN WEAK TROUGH TO 22N91.5W WILL DRIFT SE AND REACH FROM THE NE GULF TO NEAR NW YUCATAN THROUGH WED MORNING THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH THU EVENING. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL MOVE SE OVER THE GULF WED THROUGH FRI. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THU THROUGH FRI IN S AND W GULF AS A NEW COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE TEXAS COAST LATE FRI NIGHT AND THEN EXTEND ALONG THE GULF NORTH WATERS BY SAT. $$ GMZ080-041530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT TUE MAY 04 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT TONIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 94W WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF 94W. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-041530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT TUE MAY 04 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 2 FT SE PART. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONTAL TROUGH. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-041530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT TUE MAY 04 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NW OF FRONT WINDS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST AT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST AT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST AT NIGHT. .SAT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT AT NIGHT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-041530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT TUE MAY 04 2010 .TODAY...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N PART. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART WED. .FRI...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT AT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING