000 FZNT24 KNHC 200313 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. GMZ089-200930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT TUE MAY 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A 1007 MB LOW JUST EXITING THE SW FLORIDA COAST INTO GULF 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. A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE LOW AND STRONG HIGH PRES RIDGING ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL ALLOW FOR GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION TO CONTINUE INTO WED NIGHT. GMZ080-200930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT TUE MAY 19 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF 93W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS E OF 92W. .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 SPREADING INTO 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.. $$ GMZ082-200930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT TUE MAY 19 2009 .TONIGHT...E OF LINE FROM 25N93W TO 19N96W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 23N E OF 93W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-200930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT TUE MAY 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING N OF 28N... .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT BUILDING 10 TO 14 FT WED...SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FT LATE WED NIGHT. FROM 24N TO 28N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WED. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT WED. S OF 24N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS BY WED NIGHT. 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. $$ GMZ086-200930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT TUE MAY 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING N OF 28N... .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 28N NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT... BECOMING E WED NIGHT AND DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT WED NIGHT. FROM 25N TO 28N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE TONIGHT...AND SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT W PART 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL WED. NUMEROUS SHOWERS N OF 28N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FROM 25N TO 28N...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N WED AND WED NIGHT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. AREAS OF RAIN N OF 28N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 28N. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE