000 FZNT24 KNHC 150937 RRA OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT TUE MAY 15 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-151530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT TUE MAY 15 2007 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES OVER THE NW GULF WILL DISSIPATE TODAY. BACK DOOR COLD FRONT IN THE NE GULF WILL DISSIPATE BY TUE NIGHT. ANOTHER WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE N GULF LATE WED INTO THU... THEN REACH THE FAR E GULF LATE FRI. HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE GULF BEHIND THE FRONT FRI AND SAT. $$ GMZ080-151530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT TUE MAY 15 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF FRONT THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF FRONT THU. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT..NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-151530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT TUE MAY 15 2007 .TODAY THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-151530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT TUE MAY 15 2007 .TODAY...N OF 27N E OF 88W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF THE FRONT LATE THU...EXCEPT GUSTY ALONG NEAR THE COAST. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 28N LATE THU. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N. .FRI...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-151530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT TUE MAY 15 2007 .TODAY...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N. .TONIGHT AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL