000 FZNT24 KNHC 040258 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT SAT MAY 03 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. GMZ089-040930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT SAT MAY 03 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT FROM 30N91W TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 25N98W BY SUN MORNING...FROM NE FLORIDA TO 24N90W BY LATE SUN NIGHT...THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE FAR SE GULF MON NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BEHIND THE GULF THROUGH TUE ...THEN BEGIN TO SHIFT E OF THE AREA WED WITH RIDGE EXTENDING W ALONG THE NRN GULF BY THU. A WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE INTO E TEXAS THU. $$ GMZ080-040930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT SAT MAY 03 2008 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT ...HIGHEST NEAR THE COAST. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO E 10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN NIGHT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED AND THU...W OF 94W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-040930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT SAT MAY 03 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE 15 KT S OF 22N E OF 93W. .MON THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND THU...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-040930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT SAT MAY 03 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FAR NW PART LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS MAY BE HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 26N TO 28N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY ...DIMINISHING TO NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON INTO SUN NIGHT ...EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT NE PART. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON INTO SUN NIGHT. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY ...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST SW PART. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FAR N PART. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW N PART. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-040930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT SAT MAY 03 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NW SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT AND S OF 27N. .MON NIGHT...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT NEAR COAST OF CUBA. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR SE PART. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING S N OF 25N THU. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE