000 FZNT24 KNHC 300807 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT FRI MAY 30 2003 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-301530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT FRI MAY 30 2003 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE NORTHERN COAST OF YUCATAN PENINSULA TODAY WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. NEXT COLD FRONT APPROACHES NE GULF EARLY SAT FINALLY MOVING INTO NE WATERS SUN. FRONT PUSHES SLOWLY S EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 25N90W MON. THIS FRONT THEN RETURNS N AS WEAK WARM FRONT EXTENDING FROM N FLORIDA TO LOUISIANA COAST ON TUE. $$ GMZ080-301530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT FRI MAY 30 2003 .TODAY...S OF 27N E OF 93W WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...WIND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...WIND LIGHT S TO SW BECOMING LIGHT SE TO S LATE. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...WIND LIGHT SE TO S. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-301530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT FRI MAY 30 2003 .TODAY...WIND NE TO E 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT BY SAT AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...LIGHT SE WIND BECOMING LIGHT S W OF 95W TUE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-301530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT FRI MAY 30 2003 .TODAY...N OF 27N WIND W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 25N WIND SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N WIND SE TO S 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...N OF 28N WIND SW TO W 15 KT INCREASING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 28N WIND SLY 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N WIND SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N WIND SLY 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .SUN...N OF 28N MODERATE W WIND BECOMING LIGHT NLY N OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N LIGHT SW TO W WIND. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N LIGHT SE TO S WIND. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. .MON AND TUE...N OF 25N LIGHT SLY WIND. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N WIND LIGHT SE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-301530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT FRI MAY 30 2003 .TODAY...N OF 27N WIND W TO NW 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N WIND SW TO W 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 26N WIND SW TO W 10 KT INCREASING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS BUILDING 2 TO 4 FT LATE SAT. ELSEWHERE WIND S TO SW 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N WIND INCREASING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT EARLY. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT EARLY. S OF 28N WIND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .SUN...N OF 28N MODERATE SW TO W WIND BECOMING LIGHT W TO NW BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N LIGHT SW TO W WIND. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...WIND DECREASING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...WIND BECOMING LIGHT SLY. SEAS 1 TO 2 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 HOLWEG