000 FZNT24 KNHC 050930 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT WED MAY 05 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. GMZ089-051530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT WED MAY 05 2010 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT NEARLY STATIONARY FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND SW TO NEAR 26N90W WILL MEANDER ACROSS THE NE GULF AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH THU. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL DEVELOP OVER THE E GULF LATE THU THROUGH FRI. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE BEGINNING THU AFTERNOON OVER THE FAR WESTERN WATERS AS LOW PRES DEEPENS WELL NW OF THE AREA. A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW PRES IS FORECAST TO SINK S ALONG THE GULF COASTS SAT AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE SE ACROSS THE NE GULF SUN REACHING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR TAMPA BAY BY SUN AFTERNOON. $$ GMZ080-051530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT WED MAY 05 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT W OF 95W BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-051530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT WED MAY 05 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO NEAR 15 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE NEAR THE COAST. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART. .THU AND THU NIGHT...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 NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA IN THE EVENING N TO NE 15 TO 2O KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA IN THE EVENING NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-051530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT WED MAY 05 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NW OF FRONT WINDS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AT NIGHT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA IN THE EVENING 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT SAT BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT SAT NIGHT THEN NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT SUN. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT AT NIGHT...EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA IN THE EVENINGS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-051530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT WED MAY 05 2010 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...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. .FRI...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 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 AND SUN...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT SAT BECOMING N TO NW 10 KT SAT NIGHT THEN SHIFTING NE 5 TO 10 KT SUN. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS NEAR 1 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING