000 FZNT24 KNHC 121355 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 12 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-122130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 12 2007 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE NW GULF THROUGH MON WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING TO THE SE GULF. A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH INTO THE E GULF EARLY MON AND DISSIPATE TUE. A RIDGE WILL BUILD ALONG THE N GULF COAST TUE AND WED. $$ GMZ080-122130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 12 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...MAINLY N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-122130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 12 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...MAINLY N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ084-122130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 12 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT ENTIRE AREA. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...N OF FRONT E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N PART. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N AND 1 TO 3 FT S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N PART. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N PART. $$ GMZ086-122130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 12 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF 25N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT ENTIRE AREA. AREAS OF SMOKE AND HAZE REDUCING VISIBILITY BELOW 5 NM. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N PART. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER BERG/CHRISTENSEN