000 FZNT24 KNHC 151502 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 15 2011 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. GMZ089-152130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO 22N90W WILL MOVE SE OF AREA TONIGHT. REINFORCING FRONTAL TROUGHS WILL PASS THROUGH THE NE GULF OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND MON EVENING. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF TUE NIGHT AND PASS INTO THE EASTERN GULF BY THU. $$ GMZ080-152130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 15 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE. W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-152130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 15 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...N OF 21N W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT N OF 20N E OF 94W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 21N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N. $$ GMZ084-152130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 15 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 FT NE PART. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-152130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 15 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT INCREASING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N MON NIGHT. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT S OF 25N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT S OF 25N LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR