000 FZNT24 KNHC 310313 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT FRI MAY 30 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. GMZ089-310930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008 .SYNOPSIS...THE COMBINATION OF A RIDGE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS AND A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRES NEAR THE YUCATAN WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS THROUGH SUN NIGHT. THE AREA OF LOW PRES IS FORECAST TO TRACK W ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA THROUGH SAT NIGHT...AND INTO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN THROUGH TUE THEN PROBABLY WEAKEN. $$ GMZ080-310930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT... BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN THROUGH MON. .TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO S 15 TO 20 KT FAR W PART WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FAR W PART WED. $$ GMZ082-310930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 23N E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 21N E OF 92W...BECOMING SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT. .MON AND TUE...S OF 23N E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE. ELSEWHERE E OF 95W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT FAR NW PART AND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT S OF 21N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 21N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR W PART. $$ GMZ084-310930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 24N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SAT AND SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT SUN. N OF 24N E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N SPREADING. .MON THROUGH WED...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY MON...THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THROUGH WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT WED. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING SE TO S TUE AND WED. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N PART. $$ GMZ086-310930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008 .TONIGHT..S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG CUBAN COAST SPREADING W. .TONIGHT AND SAT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. FROM 25N TO 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .SUN THROUGH WED...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE/CHRISTENSEN