000 FZNT24 KNHC 281506 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT THU MAY 28 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. GMZ089-282130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT THU MAY 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM S LOUISIANA TO THE UPPER MEXICAN COAST...WHERE IT WILL REMAIN ANCHORED THROUGH FRI NIGHT. N PORTION OF FRONT WILL MOVE SE INTO CENTRAL GULF THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND REACH FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO BY EARLY SAT...BEFORE DISSIPATING OVER THE SE GULF BY EARLY SUN. A LARGE SQUALL LINE ACROSS THE SE GULF WILL MARCH EASTWARD NEAR 30 KT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. $$ GMZ080-282130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT THU MAY 28 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF FRONT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. OTHERWISE...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST S PORTIONS. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 26N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT FRI. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS SUBSIDING 1 TO 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-282130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT THU MAY 28 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...N OF 23N...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 23N...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT...EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ALONG THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 23N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING BRIEFLY TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT...INCREASING TO 20 KT ALONG THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT ALONG YUCATAN PENINSULA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT ALONG YUCATAN PENINSULA AT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT ALONG YUCATAN PENINSULA AT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-282130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT THU MAY 28 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 24N...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. S OF 24N...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SE OF FRONT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF FRONT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .SUN AND MON...N OF 25N...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-282130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT THU MAY 28 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...AHEAD OF SQUALL LINE...VARIABLE MAINLY S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. OTHERWISE...VARIABLE WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. WINDS TO GALE FORCE AND SEAS 6 TO 8 FT NEAR NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS...EXITING TO THE E BY MID AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 10 KT NW OF FRONT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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 STRIPLING