000 FZNT24 KNHC 180922 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT MON MAY 18 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. GMZ089-181530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 30N84W TO 25N92W TO 19N96W WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE SE GULF THIS EVENING AS A 1010 MB LOW PRES SYSTEM DEVELOPS OVER CUBA NEAR 22N79W. LOW AND ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT MOVE N THROUGH STRAITS OF FL TO 26N80W AT 1007 MB TUE EVENING...TO 26N85W 1004 MB WED EVENING...AND SLOWLY MOVES NW TOWARD 27N88W THROUGH FRI EVENING AS THE PRES GRADIENT TO ITS N WEAKENS CAUSING THE WINDS TO DIMINISH. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE NE GULF WED. GMZ080-181530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...E OF 92W NE TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. W OF 92W E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E OF 92W N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 92W N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-181530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2009 .TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU AND FRI...N OF 23N E OF 93W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ084-181530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N WED... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING NE TO E. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 24N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N OF 27N NE WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N NW WINDS BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN OF 25N AND 6 TO 7 FT S OF 25N. .FRI...N OF 24N E OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE N OF 29N. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-181530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N WED... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 26N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 26N NW TO W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 28N SE WINDS 20 KT THU NIGHT AND FRI. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 28N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK