000 FZNT24 KNHC 160905 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 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. GMZ089-161530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH ALONG 86W S OF 27N WILL LIFT NW INTO THE GULF IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TX COAST SUN TO 30N86W TO 26N97W SUN EVENING. TROUGH MERGES WITH COLD FRONT MON MORNING AND COLD FRONT DISSIPATES MON NIGHT FROM 26N82W TO 25N86W. NEW TROUGH DEVELOPS OVER CENTRAL CUBA TODAY AND MOVES W TOWARD YUCATAN CHANNEL THROUGH MON EVENING. SURFACE LOW DEVELOPS ALONG TROUGH TUE AND SLOWLY MOVES NW INTO YUCATAN CHANNEL WED. GMZ080-161530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL... HIGHEST E PART. .WED...E OF 94W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 94W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-161530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 95W N TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT NW PART SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND TUE...W OF 94W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 94W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NE PART. $$ GMZ084-161530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SUN BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 LATE SUN BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF FRONT AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. $$ GMZ086-161530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT IN STRAITS OF FL. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT IN STRAITS OF FL. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N AND WITH FRONT. .TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK