000 FZNT24 KNHC 192129 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. GMZ089-200330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT TUE MAY 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A 1007 MB LOW OVER SW FLORIDA WILL TRACK WNW TO NEAR 25N86W WED...TO NEAR 25N89W THU...TO THE N CENTRAL GULF SAT AND FURTHER NW INTO THE NW GULF ON SUN. GMZ080-200330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT TUE MAY 19 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF 93W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS E OF 93W. .WED TROUGH THU NIGHT...E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 93W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS INCREASING OVER FAR E PART. .FRI AND SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 93W... SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT W OF 93W LATE SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PART. .SUN...E OF 93W W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT FAR N PART N TO NE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 93W WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PART.. $$ GMZ082-200330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT TUE MAY 19 2009 .TONIGHT...E OF LINE FROM 25N93W TO 19N96W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 23N E OF 93W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-200330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT TUE MAY 19 2009 .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 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT. S OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 23N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .FRI...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 23N. $$ GMZ086-200330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT TUE MAY 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING N OF 28N... .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 28N NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING E WED NIGHT AND DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE TONIGHT...THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT W PART 4 TO 6 FT IN W SWELL WED. NUMEROUS SHOWERS N OF 28N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FROM 25N TO 28N...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N WED AND WED NIGHT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. AREAS OF RAIN N OF 28N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 28N. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE