000 FZNT24 KNHC 061515 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. GMZ089-062130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT THU MAY 06 2010 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM JUST S OF CEDAR KEY FLORIDA TO 28N87W WILL DISSIPATE BY TONIGHT AS WEAK HIGH PRES DEVELOPING OFF THE SW FLORIDA COAST DRIFTS N AND COLLAPSES FRI NIGHT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW IS INCREASING OVER FAR WESTERN WATERS AS LOW PRES DEEPENS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL DROP S ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST SAT MORNING AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS W PORTIONS WHILE SINKING S ACROSS E PORTIONS...REACHING SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR THE TAMPA BAY AREA SUN MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING AND LIFTING N OF AREA LATE SUN AND MON. $$ GMZ080-062130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT THU MAY 06 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-062130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT THU MAY 06 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON 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...S OF 23N E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA FRI NIGHT NE TO E 2O KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT FAR NW PART. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 23N E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA IN THE EVENING NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 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. $$ GMZ084-062130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT THU MAY 06 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS N OF 29N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA FRI NIGHT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA FRI NIGHT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE SAT MORNING...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT AND NE TO E SUN. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT AT NIGHT...EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA IN THE EVENINGS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF 26N...AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 26N. $$ GMZ086-062130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT THU MAY 06 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .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 SCHAUER