000 FZNT24 KNHC 070930 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT FRI MAY 07 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. GMZ089-071530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT FRI MAY 07 2010 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH ACROSS NE GULF LIFTING SLOWLY N WILL LIFT N AND INTO THE N COASTS BY AFTERNOON AS A WEAK HIGH PRES CELL FORMING OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO EXPANDS W AND NW. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW IS INCREASING OVER THE 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 DROPPING S ACROSS THE E PORTIONS OF THE GULF...REACHING FROM S CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO NEAR THE TAMPA BAY AREA SUN AFTERNOON BEFORE DISSIPATING AND LIFTING N OF AREA LATE SUN INTO MON. A LARGE AREA OF STRONG HIGH PRES WILL THEN BUILD S ACROSS THE MIDDLE AND EASTERN GULF LATER MON AND TUE AS LOW PRES AGAIN INTENSIFIES W OF THE AREA. $$ GMZ080-071530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT FRI MAY 07 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT....INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE MON AND TUE. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT EARLY MON...6 TO 8 FT LATER ON MON AND TO 8 TO 10 FT TUE. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S TUE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ082-071530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT FRI MAY 07 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 23N E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT NE TO E WINDS 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. $$ GMZ084-071530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT FRI MAY 07 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE SAT MORNING...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT AND INCREASING TO NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SUN. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT AT NIGHT...EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA IN THE EVENINGS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N...AND 3 TO 4 FT S OF 26N. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND 6 TO 7 FT S OF 27N. $$ GMZ086-071530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT FRI MAY 07 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 TO NE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT...THEN SHIFTING TO NE TO E AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT SAT NIGHT...AND SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT SUN. 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 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST FAR S PART. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST S. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING