000 FZNT24 KNHC 080236 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. GMZ089-080930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT FRI MAY 07 2010 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES ACROSS THE GULF WILL SHIFT SE OF THE GULF THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT OVER EASTERN TEXAS WILL PUSH INTO THE NORTHERN WATERS SAT MORNING AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF WHILE DROPPING S ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF. THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE FRONT WILL THEN LIFT BACK N AS A WARM FRONT ON SUN WHILE THE EASTERN PORTION DISSIPATES OVER THE FAR SE GULF AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS SE. THE COMBINATION OF THE HIGH AND LOW PRES W OF THE GULF WILL ALLOW FOR WINDS TO INCREASE ACROSS THE WESTERN AND MIDDLE IN SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE EASTERN GULF MON THROUGH WED. $$ GMZ080-080930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT FRI MAY 07 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST FAR S. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT....INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE MON AND TUE. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. E OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-080930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT FRI MAY 07 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 20N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST E OF 94W NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST E OF 94W 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST IN THE EVENINGS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT NIGHT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST IN THE EVENING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST IN THE EVENINGS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 21N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 21N. $$ GMZ084-080930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT FRI MAY 07 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 K. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT...THEN BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT AND INCREASING TO NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 1 FT ...BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT SUN. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT...EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST IN THE EVENINGS NE 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT ...EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST IN THE EVENING NE TO E 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N. .TUE...S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-080930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT FRI MAY 07 2010 .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. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...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 S OF 24N NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST S OF 24N. .WED...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 25N TO TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE