000 FZNT24 KNHC 210924 CCA OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CORRECTED NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT THU MAY 21 2009 CORRECTED FOR EASTERN GULF ZONE TODAY 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. GMZ089-211530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT THU MAY 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS...1006 MB LOW NEAR 26N86W WILL REACH 26N87W BY THU EVENING...27N89W FRI EVENING....AND 29N90W SAT EVENING. THE LOW WILL THEN SLOWLY DRIFT NORTH-NORTHWEST INTO THE LOUISIANA SUN AND MON. 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 WILL RELAX WITH LIGHT WINDS AND SUBSIDED SEAS EXPECTED ACROSS THE GULF SUN AND MON. GMZ080-211530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT THU MAY 21 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. $$ GMZ082-211530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT THU MAY 21 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 23N E OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 23N E OF 93W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-211530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT THU MAY 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING N OF 27N E OF 88W... .TODAY...N OF 27N E OF 88W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT SUBSIDING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WITHIN 30 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N TO NW WINDS N TO 24N W OF 86W EARLY. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...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. $$ GMZ086-211530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT THU MAY 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING N OF 27N W OF 83W... .TODAY...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT E OF 83W...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT ENTIRE AREA LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT ...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT FRI NIGHT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N W OF 83W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE. .SAT...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK