000 FZNT24 KNHC 152025 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. GMZ089-160330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT THU MAY 15 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 25N WILL MOVE EAST AHEAD OF A WEAK COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM NORTH FLORIDA TO NEAR 25N91W TO BAY OF CAMPECHE FRIDAY NIGHT AND BECOME STATIONARY AND WEAKEN FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SATURDAY EVENING. THE WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH WILL PERSIST SUN INTO TUE. $$ GMZ080-160330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT THU MAY 15 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT WITH SE SWELL. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT FRI THEN SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT...MOSTLY NEAR COAST. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 27N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE MOSTLY NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-160330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT THU MAY 15 2008 .TONIGHT...W OF 95W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 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 AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ084-160330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT THU MAY 15 2008 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW WINDS 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT DURING FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT MOSTLY NEAR COAST. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT LATE. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF FRONT N OF 27N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF FRONT S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON...N OF 26N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW TO W. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-160330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT THU MAY 15 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE 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 10 KT BECOMING SW TO W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 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 AND SAT NIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. S OF FRONT SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...N OF FRONT NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 1 FT. .MON...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER LL