000 FZNT24 KNHC 231505 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 23 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. GMZ089-232130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 23 2010 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH WILL MMOVE INTO THE NE GULF TUE THROUGH WED. A RIDGE OVER THE N GULF TODAY WILL BECOME ORIENTATED FROM NE TEXAS TO NW CUBA BY MID WEEK. $$ GMZ080-232130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 23 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT TUE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-232130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 23 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-232130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 23 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 27N TO 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO TO 20 KT ALONG THE N COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND THU...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART. $$ GMZ086-232130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 23 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 27N TO 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. $$ FORECASTER NELSON/DGS