000 FZNT24 KNHC 111459 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT WED MAY 11 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. GMZ089-112130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT WED MAY 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH SE RETURN FLOW IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL BE MAINTAINED BY HIGH PRES THAT WILL MEANDER OVER THE NE GULF THROUGH THU THEN SHIFT SLIGHTLY S AND WEAKEN BY FRI NIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF SAT MORNING AND REACH FROM NEAR APALACHICOLA BAY TO NE MEXICO SUN MORNING. $$ GMZ080-112130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT WED MAY 11 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING SW AHEAD OF FRONT LATE FRI BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 10 KT BEHIND FRONT SAT AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-112130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT WED MAY 11 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 20N E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N. .THU THROUGH 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...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-112130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT WED MAY 11 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 88W S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N W OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SAT...N OF 24N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N WINDS 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-112130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT WED MAY 11 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...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 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 1 TO 3 FT S OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER FORMOSA