000 FZNT24 KNHC 241501 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. GMZ089-242130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 24 2008 .SYNOPSIS...LIGHT TO MODERATE SE FLOW OVER THE GULF WATERS THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE NE GULF LATE TONIGHT INTO SUN MORNING. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO SE LOUISIANA SUN AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE BY MON AS A RIDGE BUILDS ALONG THE N GULF MON THROUGH WED. $$ GMZ080-242130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 24 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-242130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 24 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... HIGHEST N OF 22N. .MON...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST N PART. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-242130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 24 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-242130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 24 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT OVER THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF 26N AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 26N. $$ FORECASTER CAB