000 FZNT24 KNHC 240324 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 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. GMZ089-240930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH FROM MOBILE S TO NEAR WESTERN CUBA WILL SLOWLY LIFT N AND BECOME DIFFUSE THROUGH SUN NIGHT. A WEAK PRES PATTERN HAS SET UP OVER THE GULF WITH RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS AND LOW SEAS...AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THU. RETURN SLY FLOW INCREASES OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF BEGINNING MON. $$ GMZ080-240930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 92W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 93W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W SE TO S INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT W OF 95W BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...W OF 94W S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-240930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WINDS SHIFTING TO NE TO E ALONG THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT ALONG THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WINDS NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...W OF 94W SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ...EXCEPT ALONG THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SHIFTING TO NE TO E DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-240930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 88W W TO NW. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 88W. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N AND NEAR THE W CUBAN COAST MAINLY IN THE EVENINGS. .TUE...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS S OF 28N. .WED AND THU...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. $$ GMZ086-240930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N. .TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 28N. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE