000 FZNT24 KNHC 040228 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT MON MAY 03 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. GMZ089-040930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT MON MAY 03 2010 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO A WEAKENING 1009 MB LOW NEAR 23N93W WILL DRIFT E ACROSS THE N-CENTRAL GULF TUE AND DISSIPATE WED. WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE GULF WED THROUGH FRI. SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE LATE THU THROUGH FRI IN W GULF AS A NEW COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE TEXAS COAST LATE FRI NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND ALONG THE GULF NORTH WATERS BY SAT. $$ GMZ080-040930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT MON MAY 03 2010 .TONIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 94W WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF 94W. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-040930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT MON MAY 03 2010 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 22N AND 1 TO 3 FT S OF 22N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE TUE NIGHT EXCEPT E TO SE W OF 95W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT SE PART. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONTAL TROUGH. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-040930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT MON MAY 03 2010 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT S OF 25N BECOMING S TO SW WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT AND SHIFTING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT 4 OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TUE NIGHT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NW OF FRONT WINDS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST AT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST AT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST AT NIGHT. .SAT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT AT NIGHT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-040930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT MON MAY 03 2010 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE S OF 25N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. .TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART WED. .FRI...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT AT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR