000 FZNT24 KNHC 060902 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT FRI MAY 06 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. GMZ089-061530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT FRI MAY 06 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE TROUGH FROM 30N83W TO 24N85W WILL DRIFT E ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF TODAY...AND TO JUST E OF AREA BY EARLY TONIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE S TO THE N CENTRAL GULF EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFT TO THE EASTERN GULF SAT AND REMAIN THERE THROUGH TUE AS RETURN FLOW SETS UP ACROSS THE WESTERN WATERS. $$ GMZ080-061530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT THU MAY 5 2011 .TODAY...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...WINDS SHIFTING TO SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR W PORTION INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT FAR PORTION BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT MON. E OF 94W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE MON. $$ GMZ082-061530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT FRI MAY 06 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-061530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT FRI MAY 06 2011 .TODAY...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS FROM 24N TO 28N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 24N. .TONIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR E PART EARLY. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 25N WINDS S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...N OF 27N W OF 87W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 27N E OF 87W SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-061530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT SAT MAY 07 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND TROUGH NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF 26N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND N OF TROUGH. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N WINDS SHIFTING TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...WINDS BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...WIND SHIFTING TO NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE