000 FZNT24 KNHC 240315 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT WED MAY 23 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-240930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT WED MAY 23 2007 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE SE STATES THROUGH SAT...THEN WEAKEN SAT THROUGH MON. PERSISTENT LOW PRES OVER SW CARIBBEAN WILL REMAIN THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH THE PRES GRADIENT INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS THROUGH SAT THEN WEAKENING SUN AND MON. $$ GMZ080-240930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT WED MAY 23 2007 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 94W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BECOMING 5 TO 8 FT SAT IN E SWELL. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-240930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT WED MAY 23 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS BAY OF CAMPECHE. .FRI AND SAT...E OF 93W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 93W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...ELY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-240930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT WED MAY 23 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 23N E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 23N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS SUBSIDING 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-240930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT WED MAY 23 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA THROUGH LATE FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 25N AND 8 TO 12 FT S OF 25N...HIGHEST STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR SE PART. .SAT...E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT S OF 24N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER ROWLAND/AGUIRREFET