000 FZNT24 KNHC 020243 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 01 2005 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-020930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 01 2005 .SYNOPSIS...FRONT FROM 28N83W TO 21N90W WILL DRIFT SE TO PSN 26N82W 22N88W MON...THEN BECOME STATIONARY MON NIGHT AND TUE OVER YUCATAN CHANNEL AND LOWER STRAITS OF FLORIDA. FRONT WILL MOVE N AS A WARM FRONT WED AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS NEAR 26N88W THU...MOVING NE TO NEAR TAMPA BAY BY LATE FRI WITH FRONT EXTENDING SW TO NEAR 21N90W. $$ GMZ080-020930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 01 2005 .TONIGHT...E OF 93W WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. W OF 93W WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THROUGHOUT. .TUE THROUGH WED...WIND E 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E OF 92W WIND BECOMING NLY 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 92W WIND NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRI...WIND NE 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-020930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 01 2005 .TONIGHT...WIND NE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NE PORTION WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT FAR NE PORTION. .MON AND MON NIGHT...WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT MON...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE...WIND E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...WIND NE TO E 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...W OF 93W WIND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W WIND VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 91W. .FRI...WIND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-020930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 01 2005 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT WIND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 87W ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF FRONT WIND NE TO E 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...WIND E 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N OF 25N. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF FRONT WIND E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT WIND SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. .THU...N OF 26N WIND NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N WIND SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...N OF 25N WIND NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N WIND SW 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MOVING E OF AREA. $$ GMZ086-020930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 01 2005 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT WIND N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT WIND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF FRONT WIND NE 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT WIND SW TO W 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS S OF 25N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N OF 27N WIND E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N WIND SE TO S INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. .FRI...N OF 28N WIND NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N WIND S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. $$ FORECASTER MOLLEDA