000 FZNT24 KNHC 011510 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT THU MAY 01 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. GMZ089-012130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT THU MAY 01 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES DOMINATES GULF THROUGH FRI NIGHT. COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NW GULF LATE SAT AND FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO S TEXAS LATE SUN AND THEN MOVE SE OF AREA MON. $$ GMZ080-012130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT THU MAY 01 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME N 20 KT W OF FRONT SUN. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 8 FT SUN. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-012130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT THU MAY 01 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT THOROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-012130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT THU MAY 01 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-012130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT THU MAY 01 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT...TO 25 KT S OF 27N. SEAS 6 FT...UP TO 8 FT S OF 27N. .SAT...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 10 KT BECOME NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 FT BUILD TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES