000 FZNT24 KNHC 161550 CCA OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CORRECTED NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2009 CORRECTED SW GULF THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT PERIODS 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. GMZ089-162130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 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 ON SUN. THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM THE NE GULF TO SW GULF BY SUN EVENING...AND TO THE SE GULF LATE MON. A TROUGH OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN INTO WEAK LOW PRES NEAR NW CUBA AND THE YUCATAN CHANNEL MON THROUGH WED. IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...HIGH PRES BUILDING ACROSS THE GULF WILL RESULT IN A TIGHTENING PRES GRADIENT WITH INCREASING N WINDS THROUGHOUT. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD OVER THE GULF BEHIND THE FRONT. GMZ080-162130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 92W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. W OF 92W NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-162130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W...CORRECTED 1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2009 CORRECTED WIND DIRECTION FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 95W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT NE PART BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ084-162130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON 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...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT ...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT ...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT WED. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. $$ GMZ086-162130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NEAR STRAITS OF FL SE 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT NEAR STRAITS OF FL 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .TUE AND WED...N OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR S PART VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... EXCEPT FAR S PART 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL WED. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE