000 FZNT24 KNHC 132128 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. GMZ089-140330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A PRE FRONTAL TROUGH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 24N94W WILL REACH FROM NEAR A MOBILE ALABAMA TO 24N91W BY LATE TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS TONIGHT...AND REACH FROM NEAR PENSACOLA TO 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 WATERS MON THROUGH LATE TUE. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL THEN SETTLE IN OVER THE FAR NE WATERS WED. $$ GMZ080-140330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH NW WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT NW TO N 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF TROUGH AND FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 93W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .WED...W OF 94W WINDS BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-140330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2011 .TONIGHT...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 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W OF 94W WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...N OF 21N W OF 94W SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 21N...AND 1 TO 3 FT S OF 21N. $$ GMZ084-140330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF FRONT W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON...WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND SECOND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. .TUE...WINDS NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ GMZ086-140330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2011 .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 AND SUN NIGHT...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 W TO NW 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. .WED...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE