000 FZNT24 KNHC 210305 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT WED MAY 20 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. GMZ089-210930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT WED MAY 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A 1007 MB LOW NEAR 25N85W IS MOVING WNW ABOUT 10 KT. THE LOW WILL REACH NEAR 26.5N87W BY THU EVENING...AND TO NEAR 27N90W FRI EVENING. THE LOW WILL THEN TURN NW AND MOVE TOWARDS THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF 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. GMZ080-210930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 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. $$ GMZ082-210930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT WED MAY 20 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 23N E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 23N E OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 23N E OF 93W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-210930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT WED MAY 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING N OF 29N E OF 88W... .TONIGHT...N OF 29N E OF 88W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT OVERNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N W OF LOW N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 25N E OF LOW E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N 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 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 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 CENTER 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. $$ GMZ086-210930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT WED MAY 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING N OF 29N... .TONIGHT...N OF 29N NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT TOWARDS DAYBREAK. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT TOWARDS DAYBREAK. FROM 25N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT ...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT FRI NIGHT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N W OF 83W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE. .SAT...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE