000 FZNT24 KNHC 082116 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT SAT MAY 08 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. GMZ089-090330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT SAT MAY 08 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM SE LOUISIANA TO INLAND CENTRAL TEXAS WILL MOVE SE AS A DISSIPATING COLD FRONT E OF 89W OVERNIGHT...WHILE THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE FRONT LIFTS BACK N AS A WARM FRONT THROUGH SUN NIGHT AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS SE ACROSS THE REGION. THE COMBINATION OF THE HIGH AND LOW PRES OVER TEXAS AND NE MEXICO WILL TIGHTEN THE PRES GRADIENT AND PRODUCE INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS ACROSS THE WESTERN AND MIDDLE GULF MON AND SPREAD ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...THE WEAKEN OVER MOST SECTIONS ON THU AS HIGH PRES SETTLES OVER THE NE GULF. $$ GMZ080-090330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT SAT MAY 08 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST W OF 95W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND THU...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-090330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT SAT MAY 08 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT...EXCEPT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST DURING LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST MON NIGHT NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 120 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST IN THE EVENINGS NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 21N...AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 21N. $$ GMZ084-090330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT SAT MAY 08 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST W OF 88W NE TO E 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN COAST. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST W OF 88W DURING LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING NE TO E 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST W OF 88W MON NIGHT E 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N. .TUE...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 120 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST IN THE EVENING NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST S OF 25N. .WED AND THU...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-090330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT SAT MAY 08 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE NW TO TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT...EXCEPT S OF 25N E 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N...AND BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT S OF 24N LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST S OF 24N. .WED AND THU...S OF 25N E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. FROM 25N TO TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE LATE WED...AND INCREASING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT... SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE WED. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE