000 FZNT24 KNHC 052122 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. GMZ089-060330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT WED MAY 05 2010 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND SW TO NEAR 25N89W TO NW YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL DRIFT SLIGHTLY E THROUGH THU AFTERNOON AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE. 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 DROP S ALONG THE GULF COAST SAT AFTERNOON...BECOMING A WARM FRONT FROM NEAR SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR 27N85W AND COLD FRONT E ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA BY LATE SUN...AND FROM SW FLORIDA NW TO SW LOUISIANA MON. $$ GMZ080-060330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT WED MAY 05 2010 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT W OF 95W BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-060330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT WED MAY 05 2010 .TONIGHT...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .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 AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA FRI NIGHT NE TO E 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. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF 93W...AND BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT W OF 93W. $$ GMZ084-060330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT WED MAY 05 2010 .TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NW OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA FRI NIGHT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA FIR NIGHT 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT SAT...BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT N TO NE SAT NIGHT AND NE TO E SUN. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT AT NIGHT... EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA IN THE EVENINGS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF 26N...AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 26N. $$ GMZ086-060330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT WED MAY 05 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF FRONT VARIABLE BECOMING SW THU AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N PART THROUGH EARLY THU AFTERNOON. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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 TO NE AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT EARLY SUN...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT SUN AFTERNOON. 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. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N PART BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...HIGHEST FAR S PART. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE