000 FZNT24 KNHC 131501 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 13 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. GMZ089-132130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A PRE-FRONTAL TROUGH WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST AND ACROSS THE NW PORTION OF THE GULF THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF WATERS TONIGHT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NE MEXICO NEAR 25N98W SAT MORNING...FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO SAT EVENING...FROM 29N83W TO 23N88W SUN MORNING THEN DISSIPATE FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO SE GULF LATE SUN INTO MON. ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE NE PORTION OF THE GULF MON INTO TUE. $$ GMZ080-132130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 13 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF TROUGH NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. E OF TROUGH SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG TROUGH THEN ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART IN THE MORNING. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT NW PART SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 93W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-132130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 13 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL N OF 22N AND 1 TO 3 FT S OF 22N. .MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 T0 15 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 1 TO 3FT. $$ GMZ084-132130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 13 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF FRONT W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON...WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND SECOND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. .TUE...WINDS NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-132130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 13 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PORTION. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON...WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND SECOND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. .TUE... W OF FRONT NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR