000 FZNT24 KNHC 040227 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. GMZ089-040930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 03 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE OVER THE N GULF MAINTAINS FRESH SE WINDS ACROSS THE AREA. WEAK COLD FRONT ENTERS THE NW COASTAL WATERS EARLY MON THEN BECOMES DIFFUSE AND LIFTS N MON NIGHT. GMZ080-040930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 03 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 28N. .TUE THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF 95W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 95W. $$ GMZ082-040930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 03 2009 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N. .MON THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 20N. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N. $$ GMZ084-040930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 03 2009 .TONIGHT AND MON...S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 29N MON. .MON NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-040930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 03 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...HIGHEST STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI