000 FZNT24 KNHC 170920 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT SAT MAY 17 2003 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-171530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT SAT MAY 17 2003 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 28N DRIFT S TO ALONG 26N SUN. WEAK COLD FRONT BRUSH EXTREME NW PART SUN THEN MOVE BACK N OF AREA MON. RIDGE REBUILD BACK N AND EXTEND W INTO N GULF COAST THROUGH WED. $$ GMZ080-171530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT SAT MAY 17 2003 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 93W WIND SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF 93W WIND SE 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...WIND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT DECREASING TO 3 FT SUN. WIDELY SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON THROUGH WED...LIGHT SE WIND. SEAS 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-171530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT SAT MAY 17 2003 .TODAY...WIND SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. VSBY OCCASIONALLY BELOW 3 NM IN SMOKE AND HAZE S OF 22N W OF 95W. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...S OF 23N E OF 95W WIND SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. VSBY OCCASIONALLY BELOW 3 NM IN SMOKE AND HAZE S OF 22N W OF 95W. .MON THROUGH WED...LIGHT TO MODERATE SE WIND. SEAS 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-171530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT SAT MAY 17 2003 .TODAY...N OF 27N WIND S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 27N WIND SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 26N WIND SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. N OF 26N WIND SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED TSTMS N PART TONIGHT. .MON THROUGH WED...LIGHT SE WIND BECOMING NE LATE WED. SEAS 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-171530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT SAT MAY 17 2003 .TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 26N WIND SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. N OF 26N WIND SE TO S 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...LIGHT E TO SE WIND. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. $$ WIND LEGEND. LIGHT...15 KT OR LESS. MODERATE...16 TO 21 KT. STRONG...22 TO 27 KT. NEAR GALE...28 TO 33 KT. GALE...34 TO 47 KT. STORM...48 TO 63 KT. HURRICANE...64 KT OR GREATER. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES