000 FZNT24 KNHC 170314 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT FRI MAY 16 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. GMZ089-170930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT FRI MAY 16 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 25N WILL MOVE EAST AHEAD OF A WEAK COLD FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM NORTH FLORIDA TO NEAR 25N90W TO BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT THEN STALL AND WEAKEN FROM TAMPA THROUGH 25N90W TO BAY OF CAMPECHE BY SATURDAY EVENING. THE FRONT SHOULD DISSIPATE SUN...WITH A WEAK HIGH BUILDING ALONG 25N SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. $$ GMZ080-170930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT FRI MAY 16 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE SUN NIGHT AND S 5 TO 10 KT MON. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...W OF 94W S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-170930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT FRI MAY 16 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-170930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT FRI MAY 16 2008 .TONIGHT...E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT MOSTLY NEAR COAST. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...N OF 26N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-170930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT FRI MAY 16 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT N OF 27N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT INCREASING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER LL/CHRISTENSEN