000 FZNT24 KNHC 180329 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT MON MAY 17 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. GMZ089-180930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT MON MAY 17 2010 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH FROM N FLORIDA SW TO NEAR 26N85W WILL MOVE NE OF AREA THIS AFTERNOON. WEAK HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 27N93W 1015 MB WILL MOVE E OF THE GULF TONIGHT AS A WEAK COLD FRONT REACHES THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE FAR NE WATERS TONIGHT...THEN LINGER WHILE DISSIPATING THROUGH WED NIGHT. A WEAK RIDGE WILL THEN FORM OVER THE FAR NORTHERN PORTION THU AND PRODUCE SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE W HALF OF THE BASIN...BECOMING MORE E TO SE ACROSS THE ENTIRE BASIN FRI AND SAT. $$ GMZ080-180930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT MON MAY 17 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 92W THROUGH TUE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 95W S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU...S OF 28N W OF 95W SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE FRI INTO SAT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-180930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT MON MAY 17 2010 .TONIGHT...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 150 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT THU THEN E TO SE FRI NIGHT...EXCEPT WITHIN 150 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE EVENINGS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT THROUGHOUT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT FRI...EXCEPT TO 6 FT ALONG THE N COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. $$ GMZ084-180930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT MON MAY 17 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 24N. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N WINDS NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N S TO SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 FRI. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E FRI...EXCEPT NEAR THE N COAST OF YUCATAN PENINSULA EACH EVENING NE TO E 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-180930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT MON MAY 17 2010 .TONIGHT...NW OF TROUGH NW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SE OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG TROUGH. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. N OF 28N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 26N WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT SAT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT SAT...EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING