000 FZNT24 KNHC 272049 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT WED MAY 27 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. GMZ089-280330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT WED MAY 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE ACROSS THE N GULF IS MAINTAINING LIGHT TO MODERATE FLOW OVER THE REGION. A WEAK FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE NW GULF AROUND SUNRISE THU...REACHING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO SOUTH TEXAS THU EVENING. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN...REACHING THE CENTRAL GULF NEAR 26N90W AND STRETCHING INTO THE APALACHICOLA FLORIDA AREA FRI AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE SAT...LEAVING A LINGERING TROUGH OVER THE NE GULF INTO SUN. RIDGING SHOULD AGAIN BUILD OVER THE N GULF ON MON. $$ GMZ080-280330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT WED MAY 27 2009 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS NW OF FRONT EARLY THU MORNING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT TO 15 KT S OF 26N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-280330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT WED MAY 27 2009 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT ALONG YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE WINDS NW OF FRONT FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT ALONG YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT ALONG YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-280330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT WED MAY 27 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SW TO W 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .SUN AND MON...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-280330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT WED MAY 27 2009 .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 10 KT NW OF FRONT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF TROUGH NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF TROUGH SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .SUN...N OF TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF TROUGH SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .MON...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK