000 FZNT24 KNHC 162128 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. GMZ089-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS...E WINDS ACROSS GULF WEAKEN TONIGHT BECOME NE FOLLOWING A COLD FRONT THAT MOVES OFF TEXAS COAST EARLY SUN. COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM MOBILE ALABAMA TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS MID DAY SUN AND FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 26N93W EARLY MON. FRONT THEN DISSIPATES LATE TUE...AS A LOW MOVES N FROM W CUBA. LOW 1006 MB CENTERED 24N82W TUE MORNING...LOW 1005 MB CENTERED 24N84W EARLY WED...AND LOW 1005 MB CENTERED 26N86W EARLY THU. GALE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN N SEMICIRCLE OF LOW TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT. GMZ080-170330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2009 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 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 AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL... HIGHEST E PART. .WED...E OF 92W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 92W N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 92W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WITH NE SWELL. $$ GMZ082-170330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2009 .TONIGHT...E OF 95W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N OF 23N E OF 93W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITH N SWELL. $$ GMZ084-170330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF LOW TUE NIGHT THROUGH LATE WED... .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 AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 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 N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF LOW TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT WED. S OF 25N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W TO NW WED. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT WITH NE SWELL. .THU...WITHIN 300 NM OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE THU. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ086-170330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF LOW TUE NIGHT THROUGH LATE WED... .TONIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .TUE AND WED...N OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 240 NM OF LOW TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT TUE NIGHT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WED. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .THU...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING S LATE TUE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. $$ FORECASTER COHEN