000 FZNT24 KNHC 020916 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT SUN MAY 02 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. GMZ089-021530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT SUN MAY 02 2010 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRES WELL E OF THE AREA AND A COLD 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 ACROSS THE NW GULF REACHING FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO NE MEXICO EARLY MON...WEAKEN FROM BECOMING STATIONARY EARLY TUE...AND DISSIPATE WED. LIGHT SE TO S WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA TUE THROUGH THU. $$ GMZ080-021530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT SUN MAY 02 2010 .TODAY...E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. W OF THE FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT ...DIMINISHING TO SE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-021530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT SUN MAY 02 2010 .TOADY...E OF FRONT S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT EARLY. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS N OF 22N 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. SEAS S OF 22N 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 22N E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...S OF 23N E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-021530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT SUN MAY 02 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL N OF 25N...AND TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS W PORTION. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS IN NW PORTION. .WED...NW OF FRONT WINDS N TO NE WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING SE TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-021530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT SUN MAY 02 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N IN IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS N OF 24N 6 TO 8 FT AND S OF 24N 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT S OF 24N E OF 84W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 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. $$ FORECASTER WALLACE