000 FZNT24 KNHC 190320 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT TUE MAY 18 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. GMZ089-190930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT TUE MAY 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS...1016 MB HIGH PRES NEAR 27N89W WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA TONIGHT AS A WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE NW GULF. THE FRONT WILL STALL JUST INLAND OVER TEXAS AND LOUISIANA AS A RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF LATE WED THROUGH SUN. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP AND LINGER IN THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THROUGH THE PERIOD. $$ GMZ080-190930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT TUE MAY 18 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU AND THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED NIGHT...THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT THU NIGHT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT... BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT. .FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-190930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT TUE MAY 18 2010 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN...AND VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT NEAR TROUGH. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT NEAR TROUGH. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...EXCEPT NE NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING EVENINGS AND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT NEAR TROUGH. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT NEAR TROUGH. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH. .FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING EVENINGS AND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT NEAR TROUGH. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT NEAR TROUGH. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 21N. $$ GMZ084-190930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT TUE MAY 18 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL FRI. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT...AND NE NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 2 FT OR LESS N OF 27N. .SUN...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-190930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT TUE MAY 18 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FT WED NIGHT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT THU NIGHT AND FRI. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY