000 FZNT24 KNHC 031524 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 03 2009 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. GMZ089-032130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 03 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY RIDGE OVER SW N ATLC MAINTAINS FRESH SE WINDS ACROSS GULF. WEAK COLD FRONT ENTERS NW COASTAL WATERS MON AND BECOMES DIFFUSE MON NIGHT. GMZ080-032130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 03 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT TONIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT SHIFT E MON NIGHT. S OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SE 10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 FT THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 28N. .TUE THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 4 FT E OF 95W AND TO 6 FT W OF 95W. $$ GMZ082-032130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 03 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT S OF 20N. .MON THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT 2 FT S OF 20N. .WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT S OF 20N. $$ GMZ084-032130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 03 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. N OF 27N S WINDS 10 TO 15 INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 29N MON. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 26N S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-032130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 03 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 2 FT EXCEPT 6 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES