000 FZNT24 KNHC 022021 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT MON MAY 02 2005 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-030330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT MON MAY 02 2005 .SYNOPSIS...FRONT FROM 26N82W TO 21N89W WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...THEN DRIFT NW ON WED. WEAK LOW PRES DEVELOPS E-CENTRAL GULF ON THU AND MOVES NE OF AREA BY LATE THU. HIGH PRESS BUILDS OVER THE SE CONUS WITH NE TO E WINDS PREVAILING FRI AND SAT. $$ GMZ080-030330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT MON MAY 02 2005 .TONIGHT...WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...WIND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...WIND NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRI...E OF 92W WIND NE 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF 92W WIND NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-030330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT MON MAY 02 2005 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS SW PORTION. .WED...WIND NE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W OF 93W WIND NE 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W WIND VARIABLE 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 KT THU. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 92W. .FRI...WIND NE 10 KT...BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-030330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT MON MAY 02 2005 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT WIND NE 15 TO OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT WIND SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 24N...MOVING E OF AREA OVERNIGHT. .TUE...N OF FRONT WIND NE 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT WIND SE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF FRONT WIND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT WIND E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS DEVELOPING WED AND WED NIGHT. .THU...N OF 27N WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...N OF 27N WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N WIND SW 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MOVING E OF AREA. .SAT...WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-030330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT MON MAY 02 2005 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT WIND NE 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT WIND S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 25N. .TUE...N OF FRONT WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT WIND E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF FRONT WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT WIND E TO SE 10 KT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS DEVELOPING WED AND WED NIGHT. .THU...N OF 27N WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...N OF 28N WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N WIND S TO SW 10 KT...BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MOVING E OF AREA. .SAT...WIND NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER COBB