000 FZNT24 KNHC 151504 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT THU MAY 15 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. GMZ089-152130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT THU MAY 15 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM SOUTHEAST U.S. COAST INTO THE GULF WILL MOVE EAST AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE SUNSET FRIDAY AND BECOME STATIONARY AND WEAKEN FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SATURDAY EVENING. THE BOUNDARY SHOULD WEAKEN FURTHER BUT PERSIST SUN INTO MON...WITH HIGH PRES BEHIND IT. $$ GMZ080-152130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT THU MAY 15 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT E OF FRONT THU. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT FRI THEN SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT...MOSTLY NEAR COAST. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE EXCEPT BECOMING W TO NW N OF 28N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW TO W. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE MOSTLY NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-152130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT THU MAY 15 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT TONIGHT EXCEPT NE TO E 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 22N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 22N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ084-152130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT THU MAY 15 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW WINDS BEHIND FRONT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT MOSTLY NEAR COAST. .SAT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT BECOMING W TO NW 10 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT LATE. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF FRONT N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF FRONT S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW TO W. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-152130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT THU MAY 15 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SW TO W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT N OF 26N...MOST NUMEROUS NEAR COAST. .SAT...N OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. S OF FRONT SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...N OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING W. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 1 FT. .MON...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N MOSTLY SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER LL