000 FZNT24 KNHC 030215 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT MON MAY 02 2011 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. GMZ089-030930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT MON MAY 02 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM UPPER TEXAS TO TAMPICO WILL SWEEP SOUTH AND EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 25N94W TO 19N96W EARLY TUE...FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 25N90W TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY WED MORNING THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE SE GULF THU. STRONG TO NEAR GALE WINDS EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT IN THE SW GULF TUE. SE RETURN FLOW DEVELOPS FRI AND SAT. $$ GMZ080-030930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT MON MAY 02 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT WED NIGHT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT W OF 96W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-030930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT MON MAY 02 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS INCREASING 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT S OF 22N W OF 95W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT BAY OF CAMPECHE. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT W OF 96W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-030930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT MON MAY 02 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 25 KT W FRONT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT W FRONT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING NE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N AND 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-030930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT TUE MAY 03 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT NW OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE SE OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N AND 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER COBB