000 FZNT24 KNHC 280907 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT WED MAY 28 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. GMZ089-281530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT WED MAY 28 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG N GULF COAST WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN IN PLACE THROUGH SUN. A DISORGANIZED LOW PRES SYSTEM WILL MOVE SLOWLY NW OVER CENTRAL AMERICA LATE THIS WEEK AND WEEKEND ...RESULTING IN AN INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS OVER THE SOUTHERN WATERS THIS WEEKEND. $$ GMZ080-281530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT WED MAY 28 2008 .TODAY THROUGH THU...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART. $$ GMZ082-281530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT WED MAY 28 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT LOCALLY 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS SE HALF SAT. .SUN...S OF 23N E OF 93W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS SE HALF. $$ GMZ084-281530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT WED MAY 28 2008 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 29N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 29N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING VARIABLE LATE WED. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS WED NIGHT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 10 KT OR LESS N OF 29N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 7 FT NEAR YUCATAN LATE SAT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS S PART LATE FRI THROUGH SUN. $$ GMZ086-281530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT WED MAY 28 2008 .TODAY THROUGH THU...S OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. FROM 25N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N. $$ FORECASTER LL