000 FZNT24 KNHC 091510 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 09 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. GMZ089-092130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 09 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO SOUTH TEXAS WILL DISSIPATE LATER THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE REGION. THE COMBINATION OF THE HIGH AND LOW PRES OVER TEXAS AND NE MEXICO WILL PRODUCE INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS ACROSS THE WESTERN AND MIDDLE GULF MON AND SPREAD ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA MON NIGHT THROUGH WED. $$ GMZ080-092130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 09 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND THU...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-092130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 09 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST DURING LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT...EXCEPT NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 21N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 21N. .WED AND THU...E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS WITHIN 120 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. $$ GMZ084-092130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 09 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST W OF 88W DURING LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT NEAR YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST W OF 88W IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N. .TUE...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT. .WED AND THU...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-092130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 09 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...WINDS SHIFTING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT... THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT...EXCEPT E WINDS 20 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N...AND BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT S OF 24N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT S OF 24N LATE. .WED AND THU...S OF 25N E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. FROM 25N TO TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE LATE WED...THEN INCREASING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT... SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE WED. $$ FORECASTER GR