000 FZNT24 KNHC 312128 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. GMZ089-010330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT SAT MAY 31 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR INLAND OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA NEAR 18.4N 88.9W 1005 MB AT 4 PM CDT MOVING WNW AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. ARTHUR WILL MOVE W AND WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION NEAR 18.7N 90.0W TONIGHT THEN MOVE OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 19.0N 91.5W SUN AND 19.0N 93.0W SUN NIGHT. ARTHUR WILL STRENGTHEN TO A TROPICAL STORM NEAR 19.0N 94.5W MON THEN MOVE INLAND AND WEAKEN OVER MEXICO NEAR 18.5N 96.0W ON TUE. ELSEWHERE...A RIDGE ALONG THE N GULF COAST WILL MOVE LITTLE THROUGH MON THEN DRIFT S TO THE N GULF WATERS TUE AND WED. $$ GMZ080-010330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT SAT MAY 31 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT... BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL SUN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND THU...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-010330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT SAT MAY 31 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 23N MON THROUGH TUE... .TONIGHT...S OF 24N E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 95W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS DEVELOPING S OF 22N 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 TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N. .MON THROUGH TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 23N. HIGHEST WINDS 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N. .WED AND THU...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. $$ GMZ084-010330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT SAT MAY 31 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 22N W OF 87W... .TONIGHT...S OF 22N W OF 87W E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT N OF 28N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 23N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. FROM 24N AND 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 23N. .MON THROUGH WED...S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...HIGHEST S. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART. $$ GMZ086-010330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT SAT MAY 31 2008 .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. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART. $$ FORECASTER BERG