000 FZNT24 KNHC 100232 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 09 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. GMZ089-100930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 09 2010 .SYNOPSIS...DISSIPATING COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NAPLES FLORIDA TO NEAR 26N88W WILL BECOME DIFFUSE JUST SE OF THE GULF OVERNIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE COMBINATION OF THE HIGH AND LOW PRES W OF THE GULF WILL RESULT IN INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS ACROSS THE WESTERN AND MIDDLE GULF MON AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA MON NIGHT THROUGH THU. THESE CONDITIONS SHOULD THEN SUBSIDE BEGINNING LATE THU THROUGH FRI AS HIGH PRES SETTLES IN OVER THE NE GULF. $$ GMZ080-100930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 09 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT... BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND THU...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-100930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 09 2010 .TONIGHT...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST NE TO E 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT...EXCEPT NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 21N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 21N. .WED AND THU...E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS WITHIN 120 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 120 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST IN THE EVENING NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST FAR E. $$ GMZ084-100930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 09 2010 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT WITHIN 60 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST W OF 88W NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST W OF 88W IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT. .WED AND THU...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 120 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST IN THE EVENINGS E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-100930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 09 2010 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING E AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 24N BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED AND THU...S OF 25N E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 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...THEN INCREASING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE WED. .FRI...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE