000 FZNT24 KNHC 190905 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT TUE MAY 19 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. GMZ089-191530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT TUE MAY 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM FROM 26N82W TO 23N90W TO 18N95W WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE OVER THE GULF TODAY WHILE A 1009 MB LOW PRES LOCATED NEAR 24N81W DRIFTS NW. LOW REACHES 25N82W THIS EVENING...26N86W WED EVENING...26N90W THU EVENING BEFORE STALLING OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO. GMZ080-191530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT TUE MAY 19 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED TROUGH THU...E OF 93W NE TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 93W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-191530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT TUE MAY 19 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU AND FRI...N OF 23N E OF 93W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...N OF 21N N TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-191530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT TUE MAY 19 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 26N E OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N W OF 88W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT THROUGHOUT. .SAT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-191530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT TUE MAY 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH WED N OF 28N... .TODAY...N OF 25N NE TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT TO 35 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 25N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 28N E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 26N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 26N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK