000 FZNT24 KNHC 172056 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT SAT MAY 17 2003 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-180330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT SAT MAY 17 2003 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT OVER THE TEXAS COAST WILL DRIFT SOUTHEAST OVER THE NORTHWEST GULF TONIGHT AND SUN AND BECOME DIFFUSE SUN NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE EAST OF THE FRONT WILL BUILD WEST ACROSS THE GULF MON. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN TUE AND WED IN ADVANCE OF A WEAK COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST WED AND REACH TO NORTH FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE THU. $$ GMZ080-180330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT SAT MAY 17 2003 .TONIGHT AND SUN...SE OF FRONT WIND SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT WIND N 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT. .SUN NIGHT...WIND BECOMING S 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...WIND SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...LIGHT SE WIND. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...E OF FRONT LIGHT E TO SE WIND. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF FRONT LIGHT N WIND. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...WIND BECOMING LIGHT NE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-180330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT SAT MAY 17 2003 .TONIGHT...WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 3 NM IN SMOKE AND HAZE W OF 93W. .SUN THROUGH MON...WIND SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 3 NM IN SMOKE AND HAZE W OF 93W. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...LIGHT SE WIND. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...LIGHT E WIND. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...LIGHT NE WIND SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-180330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT SAT MAY 17 2003 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...LIGHT SE WIND. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...LIGHT E WIND. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NW OF FRONT LIGHT NW WIND. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SE OF FRONT LIGHT S WIND. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-180330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT SAT MAY 17 2003 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...LIGHT SE WIND. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...LIGHT E WIND. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...S OF 26N LIGHT E WIND. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N LIGHT SE TO S WIND. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...NW OF FRONT LIGHT NW WIND. SEAS 2 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N LIGHT SW WIND. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N LIGHT E WIND. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ WIND LEGEND. LIGHT...15 KT OR LESS. MODERATE...16 TO 21 KT. STRONG...22 TO 27 KT. NEAR GALE...28 TO 33 KT. GALE...34 TO 47 KT. STORM...48 TO 63 KT. HURRICANE...64 KT OR GREATER. $$ FORECASTER LL