000 FZNT24 KNHC 262055 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT MON MAY 26 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. GMZ089-270330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT MON MAY 26 2008 .SYNOPSIS...MODEST RIDGING OVER THE CAROLINAS SHOULD INFLUENCE GULF WEATHER THROUGH TUE. THE RIDGE SHOULD WEAKEN BUT STILL LIE ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS FROM WED THROUGH EARLY THIS WEEKEND. DISORGANIZED LOW PRES SHOULD MOVE MOVE SLOWLY NW OVER CENTRAL AMERICA LATE THIS WEEK AND WEEKEND...RESULTING IN AN INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF BY SAT. $$ GMZ080-270330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT MON MAY 26 2008 .TONIGHT...E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT W OF 94W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 94W BECOMING 3 TO 4 FT AREA WIDE LATE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE TO S 10 KT OR LESS N OF 29N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT SE TO S N OF 28N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-270330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT MON MAY 26 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT..E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT LOCALLY 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 24N E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE SAT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS SE HALF LATE SAT. $$ GMZ084-270330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT MON MAY 26 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 25N OR E OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 29N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 29N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SW TO W LATE WED. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S OF 29N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST S. N OF 29N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 10 KT OR LESS N OF 29N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 1 FT OR LESS NEAR SHORE. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE SAT. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS TSTMS DEVELOPING S PART LATE FRI THROUGH SAT. $$ GMZ086-270330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT MON MAY 26 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 10 KT OR LESS N OF 29N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA TODAY SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE TUE. .WED AND THU...N OF 29N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT OR LESS. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. FROM 25N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE SAT...HIGHEST S. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN