000 FZNT24 KNHC 092051 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT FRI MAY 09 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. GMZ089-100330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT FRI MAY 09 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY RIDGE FROM 25N80W TO 27N97W WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT E SAT NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO NW WATERS EARLY SUN MORNING. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE TO A PSN FROM 29N82W TO 25N97W BY EARLY MON MORNING...THEN BECOME STATIONARY OVER THE SE PART EARLY TUE MORNING. FRONT WILL THEN DISSIPATE TUE NIGHT AS SE RETURN FLOW INCREASES OVER THE WATERS W OF 88W. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE TEXAS COAST WED NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-100330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT FRI MAY 09 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A FEW SHOWERS. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. $$ GMZ082-100330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT FRI MAY 09 2008 .TONIGHT AND SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N AND E OF 93W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT LATE WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 22N...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 22N. $$ GMZ084-100330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT FRI MAY 09 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 YUCATAN CHANNEL THROUGH TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 25N. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 88W TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT W PART LATE TUE. .WED...S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW WATERS LATE WED. $$ GMZ086-100330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT FRI MAY 09 2008 .TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ...SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. .MON...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER NELSON