000 FZNT24 KNHC 230302 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT THU MAY 22 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. GMZ089-230930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2008 .SYNOPSIS...THE COMBINATION OF DEEP LOW PRES OVER THE WESTERN U.S. AND RELATIVE HIGH PRES TO THE EAST SHOULD CONTINUE TO PRODUCE A FRESH SOUTHERLY FLOW ACROSS THE GULF TONIGHT. THE SOUTHERLY FLOW SHOULD BEGIN ABATING FRIDAY AND DIMINISH WHILE BACKING E TO SE OVER THE WEEKEND. A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT SHOULD ENTER THE NE GULF EARLY SUN MORNING AND EXTEND FROM SOUTH FLORIDA TO BILOXI MISSISSIPPI SUN AFTERNOON AND FROM WESTERN CUBA TO 27N91W MON AFTERNOON BEFORE DISSIPATING. $$ GMZ080-230930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE FRI. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR LOUISIANA COAST BUT DISSIPATING. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST W. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 5 FT FAR W. $$ GMZ082-230930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 20N... HIGHEST W AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT N OF 20N AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 20N. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE TUE EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN ALL PERIOD. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-230930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2008 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 25N AND 5 TO 8 FT IN SE WIND WAVES. SCATTERED TSTMS MAINLY NEAR COAST. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR COAST. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT N OF 25N AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE TO S WIND WAVES SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR COAST. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT MAINLY W N OF 28N. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 87W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT NEAR SHORE LATE MON AND TUE. $$ GMZ086-230930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2008 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 84W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT NEAR SHORE. SCATTERED TSTMS MAINLY N OF 27N. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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 E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS MAINLY N OF 27N...MOST NUMEROUS NEAR COAST. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 26N N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR WEST FLORIDA COAST. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS EAST END OF FRONT. .MON AND TUE...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE TUE. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN