000 FZNT24 KNHC 311724 AAA OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...UPDATED NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 31 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. GMZ089-312130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 31 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR INLAND OVER BELIZE NEAR 18.1N 88.5W 1005 MB AT 1 PM EDT MOVING WNW AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. ARTHUR WILL MOVE W AND WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION INLAND NEAR 19.0N 90.0W THIS EVENING...BE OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 19.5N 91.0W SUN MORNING...THEN STRENGTHEN BACK TO A TROPICAL STORM NEAR 19.0N 94.0W MON MORNING. ARTHUR WILL BE NEAR 19.0N 95.0W TUE MORNING THEN MOVE INLAND AND WEAKEN OVER MEXICO NEAR 18.5N 96.5W ON WED. ELSEWHERE...A RIDGE ALONG THE N GULF COAST WILL MOVE LITTLE THROUGH MON THEN DRIFT S TO THE N GULF WATERS TUE AND WED. $$ GMZ080-312130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 31 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT... BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL SUN. .TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W LATE TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT W OF 95W. $$ GMZ082-312130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 31 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 23N MON AND TUE... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT TONIGHT. W OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS DEVELOPING S OF 23N E OF 95W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 23N E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 96W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 96W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N. .MON AND TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 23N. HIGHEST WINDS 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT S OF 21N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 21N. $$ GMZ084-312130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 31 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 22N... .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. FROM 22N TO 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N. .TONIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT FROM 25N TO 27N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 24N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. BETWEEN 24N AND 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY MON...THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THROUGH WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT WED. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING SE TO S TUE AND WED. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-312130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 31 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 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. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N. .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 GR/BERG