000 FZNT24 KNHC 101442 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 10 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. GMZ089-102130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 10 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE NE GULF WILL MAINTAIN MOSTLY MODERATE TO FRESH SE RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF. THE SURFACE HIGH WILL WEAKEN FRI THROUGH SAT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL REMAIN N OF THE AREA. $$ GMZ080-102130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 10 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT W OF 95W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ GMZ082-102130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 10 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 21N E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N. .THU AND FRI...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-102130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 10 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 920 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N OF 28N W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT SW WINDS N OF 26N. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-102130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 10 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N OF 27N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER FORMOSA