000 FZNT24 KNHC 240846 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT SAT MAY 24 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. GMZ089-241530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT SAT MAY 24 2008 .SYNOPSIS...THE COMBINATION OF WEAK HIGH PRES OVER THE NE GULF AND LOW PRES W OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN LIGHT TO MODERATE SE FLOW OVER MUCH OF THE WRN AND CENTRAL GULF THROUGH TODAY... THEN DIMINISH TONIGHT AHEAD OF A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE NE GULF LATE TONIGHT INTO SUN MORNING. THE FRONT WILL THEN EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO SE LOUISIANA SUN AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE BY MON AS HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE MID ATLC REGION BUILDS SW INTO THE GULF FROM THE CAROLINAS. $$ GMZ080-241530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT SAT MAY 24 2008 .TODAY...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT THROUGHOUT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE 15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE TEXAS COAST. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT NEAR THE TEXAS COAST. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO NE TO E 10 KT WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT THROUGHOUT WED. $$ GMZ082-241530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT SAT MAY 24 2008 .TODAY...N OF 23N W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 20N. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT E OF 93W TO NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 22N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN NIGHT INTO MON...AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 22N. .TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT ...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED. $$ GMZ084-241530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT SAT MAY 24 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE 20 TO 25 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE TO E AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT ...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 86W LATE SUN AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E 15 TO 20 KT S OF 26N E OF 87W TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N E OF 87W TUE. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 25N. $$ GMZ086-241530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT SAT MAY 24 2008 .TODAY...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 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 SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N...AND 1 TO 2 FT S OF 26N BUILDING 2 TO 4 FT SUN NIGHT. .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 NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE