000 FZNT24 KNHC 060930 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT THU MAY 06 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. GMZ089-061530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT THU MAY 06 2010 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY FROM CENTRAL GULF NEAR 25.5N90W EXTENDING NE ACROSS THE FLORIDA BIG BEND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE DRIFTING E AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATING FRI AND FRI NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE SW FLORIDA COAST THIS EVENING THEN DRIFT N AND COLLAPSE LATE FRI. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE FAR WESTERN WATERS THIS EVENING AS LOW PRES DEEPENS WELL NW OF THE AREA. A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW PRES IS FORECAST TO DROP S ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST SAT MORNING AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS W PORTIONS WHILE SINKING S ACROSS E PORTIONS...AND REACHING SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR THE TAMPA BAY AREA SUN MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING AND LIFTING N OF AREA LATE SUN AND MON. $$ GMZ080-061530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT THU MAY 06 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT W OF 95W BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-061530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT THU MAY 06 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF YUCATAN COAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 3 TO 4 FT NEAR YUCATAN COAST THIS EVENING. W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 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. $$ GMZ084-061530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT THU MAY 06 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA FRI NIGHT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA FRI NIGHT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE SAT MORNING...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT AND NE TO E SUN. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT AT NIGHT...EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA IN THE EVENINGS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF 26N...AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 26N. $$ GMZ086-061530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT THU MAY 06 2010 .TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... EXCEPT N OF FRONT SW 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. ISOLATED SHOWERS N PART. .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 NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SAT BECOMING N 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .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 STRIPLING