000 FZNT24 KNHC 292030 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT SAT MAY 29 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. GMZ089-300330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT SAT MAY 29 2010 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK 1012 MB HIGH PRES NEAR 24N96W WILL DISSIPATE EARLY THIS EVENING AS ATLC RIDGING BUILDS WESTWARD ALONG 26N WHERE IT WILL REMAIN THROUGH THE PERIOD...MAINTAINING LIGHT WINDS AND LOW SEAS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH WED. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN SLIGHTLY ON THU ALLOWING FOR WINDS AND SEAS TO INCREASE SLIGHTLY. $$ GMZ080-300330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT SAT MAY 29 2010 .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S SUN NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 94W MON NIGHT AND TUE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT W OF 94W MON NIGHT AND TUE. .WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT E OF 94W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 94W. $$ GMZ082-300330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT SAT MAY 29 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE 10 TO 15 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN UNTIL LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 94W. $$ GMZ084-300330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT SAT MAY 29 2010 .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 26N...AND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT S OF 26N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...EXCEPT NE NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. .TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE THU. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE 10 TO 15 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-300330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT SAT MAY 29 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT IN S SWELL WED. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE TUE AND WED. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN S SWELL. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY