000 FZNT24 KNHC 101458 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 10 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. GMZ089-102130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW GULF WATERS AROUND SUNRISE SUN EXTENDING FROM TAMPA TO TAMPICO AT SUNRISE MON. HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES PUSHING THE FRONT TO INTO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TUE BUT ALSO DRAWING THE FRONT N OVER THE WESTERN GULF. SOUTHERLY FLOW INCREASES TUE AND WED AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT EXPECTED ALONG THE TEXAS COAST WED NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-102130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN SHIFTING TO N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-102130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...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...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 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. $$ GMZ084-102130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART TONIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 25N. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 88W TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT W PART LATE. .WED...S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW WATERS LATE WED. $$ GMZ086-102130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT 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. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER NELSON