000 FZNT24 KNHC 150912 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT FRI MAY 15 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. GMZ089-151530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT FRI MAY 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS...ATLC RIDGE EXTENDING WSW ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WILL SHIFT E THROUGH SUN IN RESPONSE TO A COLD FRONT THAT MOVES OFF THE NW GULF COAST SUN MORNING. THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM THE NE GULF TO SW GULF BY SUN EVENING...AND TO THE SE GULF LATE MON AS AN INVERTED TROUGH AMPLIFIES OVER WESTERN CUBA. IN ITS WAKE...HIGH PRES BUILDING ACROSS THE GULF WILL RESULT IN A TIGHTENING PRES GRADIENT WITH INCREASING N WINDS THROUGHOUT. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD OVER MUCH OF THE NW BEHIND THE FRONT. GMZ080-151530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT FRI MAY 15 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ082-151530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT FRI MAY 15 2009 .TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 22N E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA NE TO E 20 TO 25KT DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PART. .MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 23N TUE. $$ GMZ084-151530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT FRI MAY 15 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT N OF 27N LATE SUN BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N LATE SUN BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-151530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT FRI MAY 15 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. .MON...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 26N NE TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK