000 FZNT24 KNHC 220249 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. GMZ089-220930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT WED MAY 21 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE AXIS FROM CUBA THROUGH CENTRAL GULF SHOULD SHIFT NORTH AND LIE ALONG 27N BY LATE FRIDAY. MODERATE TO FRESH RETURN FLOW OVER WESTERN HALF OF GULF SHOULD PREVAIL TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING BY THE WEEKEND. A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT SHOULD REACH THE NE WATERS LYING FROM NEAR TAMPA FL TO BILOXI MS SUN MORNING AND FROM SOUTH FLORIDA TO THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI MONDAY MORNING. $$ GMZ080-220930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT WED MAY 21 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN SE WIND WAVES. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT THU NIGHT. ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 92W TONIGHT AND NEAR LOUISIANA COAST THU EVENING. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE WIND WAVES SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE SUN. E OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT SUN. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE SUN. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF 95W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 95W. $$ GMZ082-220930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT WED MAY 21 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN SE WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE WIND WAVES N OF 21N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 21N EXCEPT NEAR SHORE SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N. .SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 20N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N. $$ GMZ084-220930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT WED MAY 21 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT THU MORNING THEN 20 TO 25 KT THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN SE WIND WAVES. N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT NEAR SHORE. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 25N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 25N SE WINDS 20 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE WIND WAVES SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST S. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR NORTHERN GULF COAST. .SAT...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST W. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT MOSTLY W N OF 29N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS MAINLY N OF 25N. .SUN...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-220930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT WED MAY 21 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS MOSTLY N OF 25N TONIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N TONIGHT AND NEAR COAST THU AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY E IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW TO W. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR NORTH FLORIDA COAST FRI AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .SAT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR COAST. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN