000 FZNT24 KNHC 240258 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 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. GMZ089-240930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY FRESH SE FLOW OVER THE WESTERN TWO-THIRDS OF THE GULF SHOULD DIMINISH TONIGHT AHEAD OF A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE NE GULF EARLY SUN. THE FRONT SHOULD EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO NEAR 30N89W SUN AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE BY MON AS HIGH PRES BUILDS SW INTO THE GULF FROM THE CAROLINAS. $$ GMZ080-240930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT SAT AND 3 TO 4 FT SUN. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT....HIGHEST W. .TUE AND WED...SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-240930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 23N W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 20N. .SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 21N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N. .TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-240930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL EARLY. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT...LOWEST NEAR COAST. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE TO E AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT E OF 87W SUN EVENING AND NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TUE. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT AND 4 TO 5 FT S OF 25N. $$ GMZ086-240930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...HIGHEST N. .SAT...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT EXCEPT 1 FT OR LESS NEAR SHORE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT S OF 26N BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N. .MON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT OVER THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. $$ FORECASTER CAB/KIMBERLAIN