000 FZNT24 KNHC 310310 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT SAT MAY 30 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. GMZ089-310930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT SAT MAY 30 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR PORT CHARLOTTE FLORIDA WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD TO 22N94W TO 23N97W. FRONT WILL GRADUALLY BECOME DIFFUSE OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF SUN. OTHERWISE A WEAK RIDGE WILL PREVAIL OVER THE N GULF AND WEAK TROUGH OVER THE SW GULF THROUGH WED. A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW GULF THU REACHING FROM 30N92W TO 26N97W THU MORNING. $$ GMZ080-310930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT SAT MAY 30 2009 .TONIGHT...E OF 93W...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. W OF 93W...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...NW OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SE OF FRONT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-310930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT SAT MAY 30 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 20N. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NW OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SE OF FRONT...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-310930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT SAT MAY 30 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT SW TO W WINDS N OF 30N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF FRONT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF WEAKENING FRONT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF WEAKENING FRONT...S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N OF 25N...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU...N OF 28N...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-310930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT SAT MAY 30 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF FRONT...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND S OF FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF WEAKENING FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF WEAKENING FRONT...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG WEAKENING FRONT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED AND THU...N OF 25N...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK