000 FZNT24 KNHC 201008 CCA OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CORRECTED NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT WED MAY 20 2009 CORRECTED FOR E GULF THU AND FRI 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. GMZ089-201530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT WED MAY 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A 1007 MB LOW NEAR 25N83W WILL SLOWLY MOVE W ALONG 25N REACHING 85W THIS EVENING...88W THU EVENING...AND 91W FRI EVENING BEFORE SLOWLY LIFTING NORTHWARD TOWARD THE LOUISIANA COAST OVER THE WEEKEND WITH VERY LITTLE CHANGE IN SURFACE PRESSURE. 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 THROUGH TONIGHT. GMZ080-201530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT WED MAY 20 2009 .TODAY 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.. $$ GMZ082-201530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT WED MAY 20 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 23N E OF 93W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-201530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT WED MAY 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING N OF 27N... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 40 KT E OF 86W...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT EVERYWHERE LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE TONIGHT. FROM 24N TO 27N N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT AND BECOMING S WINDS E OF LOW CENTER. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 24N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING W TO NW TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. WITHIN 90 NM OF LOW CENTER WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N OF 28N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WITHIN 90 NM OF LOW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-201530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT WED MAY 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING N OF 27N... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE TONIGHT. FROM 25N TO 27N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS TONIGHT N OF 24N. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 28N LATE FRI. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT FRI. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK