000 FZNT24 KNHC 211455 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT WED MAY 21 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. GMZ089-212130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT WED MAY 21 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM CUBA TO S TEXAS COAST WILL MOVE NE TONIGHT THEN EXTEND FROM S FLORIDA TO SE LOUISIANA THU THROUGH FRI. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NE GULF LATE SAT THEN EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO SE LOUISIANA ON SUN. $$ GMZ080-212130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT WED MAY 21 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 93W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 93W S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 92W. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 93W. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-212130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT WED MAY 21 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. AREAS OF SMOKE E OF 95W. .TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT THU. S OF 21N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 94W. .THU NIGHT...N OF 21N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 21N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 21N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N. .SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 21N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N. $$ GMZ084-212130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT WED MAY 21 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 28N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS DEVELOPING S OF 25N. AREAS OF SMOKE S OF 25N. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 26N W OF 87W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS TONIGHT AND THU. .SAT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-212130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT WED MAY 21 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N. .FRI...S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT ENTIRE AREA. .SAT...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER BERG/DGS