000 FZNT24 KNHC 071507 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. GMZ089-072130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 07 2010 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH ACROSS NE GULF WILL SLOWLY LIFT N AND INTO THE N COASTS BY THIS AFTERNOON AS A WEAK HIGH PRES 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. HIGH PRES IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL THEN BUILD S ACROSS THE GULF LATE SAT THROUGH TUE AS LOW PRES AGAIN INTENSIFIES W OF THE AREA. $$ GMZ080-072130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 07 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST W OF 95W. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT....INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE MON AND TUE. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT EARLY MON AND 6 TO 9 FT LATER ON MON AND TUE. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S TUE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ082-072130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 07 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NW PART. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT NIGHT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT OCCASIONALLY 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 21N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 21N. $$ GMZ084-072130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 07 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE SAT MORNING...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT AND INCREASING TO NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SUN. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT AT NIGHT...EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE SUN. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N. $$ GMZ086-072130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 07 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 24N. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SAT BECOMING N TO NE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT NIGHT... THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE 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 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 20 KT S OF 24N AT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST FAR S PART. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 24N LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT... HIGHEST S OF 24N. $$ FORECASTER GR