000 FZNT24 KNHC 050412 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT WED MAY 04 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. GMZ089-050930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT WED MAY 04 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM NEAR SARASOTA FLORIDA TO 24N90W THEN STATIONARY TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL DRIFT SE ACROSS THE E GULF AND DISSIPATE NEAR NAPLES BY MORNING. A WEAK LOW LEVEL TROUGH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE E GULF THU AND DRIFT E THROUGH FRI THEN DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT. OTHERWISE...HIGH PRES WILL DOMINATE AREA THROUGH MON. $$ GMZ080-050930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT WED MAY 04 2011 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...E OF 92W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-050930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT WED MAY 04 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 21N N WINDS 20 KT GRADUALLY BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT GRADUALLY BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-050930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT WED MAY 04 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT EARLY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 KT THU NIGHT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N AND 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-050930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT THU MAY 05 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SUBSIDING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE ON E SIDE OF TROUGH. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH. .SAT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THROUGH STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS EXCEPT BUILDING 3 TO 4 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING