000 FZNT24 KNHC 230314 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT FRI MAY 22 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. GMZ089-230930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT FRI MAY 22 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A 1006 MB LOW NEAR 27N87W MOVING NW 7 KT WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK NW REACHING THE SE LOUISIANA AND OR SW MISSISSIPPI COAST AS A POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE EARLY SAT EVENING BEFORE MOVING INLAND AND DISSIPATING. A WEAK PRES PATTERN WILL THEN SET UP OVER THE AREA WITH RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS AND LOW SEAS THROUGH WED. RETURN SLY FLOW INCREASES OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF BEGINNING MON. $$ GMZ080-230930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT FRI MAY 22 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF 94W N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE SAT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W SE TO S INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT....EXCEPT W OF 95W BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...W OF 94W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-230930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT FRI MAY 22 2009 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S SUN. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SHIFTING TO E TO NE ALONG THE YUCATAN COAST LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT ALONG YUCATAN PENINSULA SHIFTING TO NE AT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-230930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT FRI MAY 22 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 87W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN SCATTERED TSTMS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 28N E OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N E OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N W OF 87W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 24N TO 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 88W W TO NW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. S OF 24N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N E OF 89W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 887 S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT SAT NIGHT. N OF 28N E OF 87W SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT NIGHT. FROM 26N TO 28N W OF 87W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT ...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT NIGHT. FROM 26N TO 28N E OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT NIGHT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT EARLY SAT EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT EARLY SAT EVENING. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 28N...LIFTING N OF AREA SAT NIGHT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-230930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT FRI MAY 22 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .MON THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT FAR N PART BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE