000 FZNT24 KNHC 062126 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. GMZ089-070330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT THU MAY 06 2010 .SYNOPSIS...FRONTAL TROUGH FROM JUST S OF CEDAR KEY FLORIDA TO NEAR 25N90W WILL DISSIPATE OVERNIGHT INTO FRI MORNING AS A WEAK HIGH PRES CELL FORMS OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. THE HIGH WILL DRIFT SE AND DISSIPATE BY SAT EVENING. 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 INTO MON. A LARGE AREA OF STRONG HIGH PRES THEN BUILDS S ACROSS THE MIDDLE AND EASTERN GULF LATER MON AND TUE AS LOW PRES AGAIN INTENSIFIES W OF THE AREA. $$ GMZ080-070330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT THU MAY 06 2010 .TONIGHT...E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT....INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE MON AND TUE. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT EARLY MON...6 TO 8 FT LATER ON MON AND TO 8 TO 10 FT TUE. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S TUE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ082-070330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT THU MAY 06 2010 .TONIGHT...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. 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 THROUGH 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 NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF 93W...AND BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT W OF 93W. .TUE...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 23N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 23N. $$ GMZ084-070330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT THU MAY 06 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONTAL TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF FRONTAL TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA E TO SE 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 4 FT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA FRI NIGHT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA FRI NIGHT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE SAT MORNING...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT AND INCREASING TO NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SUN. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT AT NIGHT...EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA IN THE EVENINGS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF 26N...AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 26N. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-070330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT THU MAY 06 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONTAL TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EARLY ...THEN BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF FRONTAL TROUGH TO 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS TO 1 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT S OF 24N 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH 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. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST S. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE