000 FZNT24 KNHC 130835 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT SUN MAY 13 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-131530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT SUN MAY 13 2007 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE NW GULF THROUGH MON NIGHT WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING TO THE SE GULF. A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE NE GULF LATE TONIGHT INTO MON AND DISSIPATE TUE. ANOTHER WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE N GULF LATE WED INTO THU. $$ GMZ080-131530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT SUN MAY 13 2007 .TODAY THROUGH MON...MAINLY N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ082-131530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT SUN MAY 13 2007 .TODAY THROUGH MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-131530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT SUN MAY 13 2007 .TODAY...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT ENTIRE AREA. AREAS OF SMOKE AND HAZE N OF 25N. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N E OF 88W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N. .WED AND THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT N OF FRONT LATE THU. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N PART. $$ GMZ086-131530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT SUN MAY 13 2007 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. AREAS OF SMOKE AND HAZE N OF 24N. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N. .MON NIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. .TUE...N OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART. $$ FORECASTER BERG