000 FZNT24 KNHC 170319 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT WED MAY 16 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-170930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT WED MAY 16 2007 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK STATIONARY FRONT FROM SE LOUISIANA TO S TEXAS WILL MOVE FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 25N99W THU...N FLORIDA TO 24N98W THU NIGHT...CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 22N95W FRI...OVER THE FAR SE GULF SAT...THEN E OF THE AREA SUN. HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE GULF BEHIND THE FRONT FRI THROUGH MON. $$ GMZ080-170930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT WED MAY 16 2007 .TONIGHT AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF FRONT THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF FRONT THU. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-170930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT WED MAY 16 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-170930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT WED MAY 16 2007 .TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF FRONT LATE THU. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT N OF FRONT LATE THU. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-170930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT WED MAY 16 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS/BERG