000 FZNT24 KNHC 040845 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT FRI MAY 04 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-041530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT FRI MAY 04 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES EXTENDING FROM THE ATLC W ALONG THE N GULF WILL WEAKEN THROUGH SAT. LOW PRES OVER THE PLAINS WILL DEEPEN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. STRONGER HIGH PRES FROM THE MID ATLANTIC THEN BUILDS S INTO THE NE GULF SUN THROUGH TUE AND COMBINES WITH THE LOW PRES TO PROVIDE MODERATE TO FRESH NE TO E FLOW OVER THE NE PART WHILE ALLOWING FOR SE FLOW TO CONTINUE OVER THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH THE WEEKEND THEN WEAKENS EARLY NEXT WEEK. $$ GMZ080-041530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT FRI MAY 04 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W OF 93W SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE SAT NIGHT INTO SUN. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT SUN. E OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE MON INTO TUE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-041530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT FRI MAY 04 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E OF 95W SE WINDS WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT MON AFTERNOON INTO TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-041530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT FRI MAY 04 2007 .TODAY THROUGH SUN...S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 10 KT OR LESS N OF 28N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 28N. $$ GMZ086-041530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT FRI MAY 04 2007 .TODAY THROUGH SUN...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS S 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON...THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 26N TUE. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT N OF 26N TUE. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE