000 FZNT24 KNHC 012129 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT SAT MAY 01 2010 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. GMZ089-020330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT SAT MAY 01 2010 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRES WELL E OF THE AREA AND A STATIONARY FRONT ALONG EASTERN TEXAS WILL MAINTAIN STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF INTO LATE SUN NIGHT. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF AS A COLD FRONT SUN MORNING...REACHING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY MON...WEAKEN FROM W FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY EARLY TUE...AND DISSIPATE WED. LIGHT SE TO S WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA LATE WED INTO THU. $$ GMZ080-020330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT SAT MAY 01 2010 .TONIGHT...E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL SUN NIGHT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL... SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT....EXCEPT W OF 94W INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-020330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT SAT MAY 01 2010 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E OF 93W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT W OF 93W...AND 6 TO 9 FT E OF 93W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL N OF 22N...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. SEAS S OF 22N 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 22N...AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 22N. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL N OF 22N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 22N. .TUE...E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 LATE . SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 22N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU...N OF 20N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 20N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ084-020330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT SAT MAY 01 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL N OF 27N...AND TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS W PORTION. .TUE...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...NW OF FRONT WINDS N TO NE WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING SE TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-020330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT SAT MAY 01 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT S OF 24N E OF 83W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WED...AND 1 FT THU. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE