000 FZNT24 KNHC 211540 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT THU MAY 21 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. GMZ089-212130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT THU MAY 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS...1006 MB LOW NEAR 26N86W WILL REACH 26N88W TONIGHT ...27N89W FRI EVENING....AND 29N90W SAT EVENING. THE LOW WILL THEN SLOWLY DRIFT NORTH-NORTHWEST INTO LOUISIANA SUN AND MON. THE TIGHT PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE LOW AND STRONG HIGH PRES RIDGING ACROSS THE N GULF CURRENTLY WILL RELAX WITH LIGHT WINDS AND SUBSIDED SEAS EXPECTED ACROSS THE GULF SUN AND MON. $$ GMZ080-212130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT THU MAY 21 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N E OF 92W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E PART. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING W S OF LOW CENTER. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT. W OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PART. .SUN AND MON...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING S TO SW MON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-212130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT THU MAY 21 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N 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 THROUGH SAT...N OF 23N E OF 93W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ084-212130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT THU MAY 21 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF LOW CENTER. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 24N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 23N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 KT OR LESS WITHIN 60 NM OF LOW CENTER. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-212130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT THU MAY 21 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. .SUN AND MON...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK/CANGIALOSI 000 FZNT24 KNHC 211540 RRA OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT THU MAY 21 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. GMZ089-212130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT THU MAY 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS...1006 MB LOW NEAR 26N86W WILL REACH 26N88W TONIGHT ...27N89W FRI EVENING....AND 29N90W SAT EVENING. THE LOW WILL THEN SLOWLY DRIFT NORTH-NORTHWEST INTO LOUISIANA SUN AND MON. THE TIGHT PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE LOW AND STRONG HIGH PRES RIDGING ACROSS THE N GULF CURRENTLY WILL RELAX WITH LIGHT WINDS AND SUBSIDED SEAS EXPECTED ACROSS THE GULF SUN AND MON. GMZ080-212130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT THU MAY 21 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N E OF 92W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E PART. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING W S OF LOW CENTER. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT. W OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PART. .SUN AND MON...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING S TO SW MON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-212130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT THU MAY 21 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N 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 THROUGH SAT...N OF 23N E OF 93W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ084-212130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT THU MAY 21 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF LOW CENTER. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 24N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 23N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 KT OR LESS WITHIN 60 NM OF LOW CENTER. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-212130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT THU MAY 21 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. .SUN AND MON...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK/CANGIALOSI