000 FZNT24 KNHC 202143 CCA OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CORRECTED NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT WED MAY 20 2009 CORRECTED SW GULF SECTION 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. GMZ089-210330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT WED MAY 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A 1008 MB LOW NEAR 25N84W WILL SLOWLY MOVE W TO NEAR 26N87W THU AFTERNOON...NEAR 26N90W FRI EVENING BEFORE SLOWLY LIFTING IN A GENERAL NW TOWARDS THE SE LOUISIANA COAST SAT AND SUN. AS A RESULT...THE TIGHT PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE LOW AND STRONG HIGH PRES RIDGING ACROSS THE N GULF CURRENTLY PRODUCING GALE CONDITIONS OVER THE NE AND N MIDDLE WATERS TO RELAX WITH LIGHT WINDS AND LOW SEAS EXPECTED TO PREVAIL ACROSS THE GULF SUN AND MON. GMZ080-210330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT WED MAY 20 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N E OF 92W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E PART. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ...SHIFTING TO NW TO N SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT SAT. W OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT ...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PART. .SUN AND MON...E OF 93W W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT FAR N PART NW TO N 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PART. $$ GMZ082-210330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT WED MAY 20 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 23N E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 23N E OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 23N E OF 93W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-210330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT WED MAY 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING N OF 28N... .TONIGHT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. FROM 24N TO 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E OF LOW CENTER BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 24N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. WITHIN 90 NM OF LOW CENTER WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 23N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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 IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N. .SAT THROUGH MON...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. $$ GMZ086-210330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W...CORRECTED 430 PM CDT WED MAY 20 2009 CORRECTED WINDS FOR TONIGHT ...GALE WARNING N OF 28N... .TONIGHT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE TONIGHT. FROM 25N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT ...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT FRI NIGHT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N W OF 83W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ESLEWHERE. .SAT...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE