000 FZNT24 KNHC 140240 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. GMZ089-140930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A PRE FRONTAL TROUGH FROM PENSACOLA FLORIDA SW TO 24N91W WILL REACH FROM NEAR APALACHICOLA TO 24N89W BY EARLY SAT MORNING. A COLD FRONT ALONG THE TEXAS COAST WILL REACH FROM NEAR PENSACOLA TO 25N98W SAT MORNING...FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO SAT EVENING...FROM 29N83W TO 23N88W SUN MORNING THEN WEAKEN TO A FRONTAL TROUGH FROM TAMPA BAY TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN EVENING AND SLOWLY MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS FLORIDA LATE SUN NIGHT AND 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. $$ GMZ080-140930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2011 .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT OVERNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND SHIFTING TO N TO NE W OF 94W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 93W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .WED...W OF 94W WINDS BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-140930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 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. $$ GMZ084-140930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N E OF FRONT WINDS S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT N OF 27N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF FRONT W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON...WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND SECOND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. .TUE...WINDS NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ GMZ086-140930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 28N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 1O TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT N OF 26N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 26N. .MON...W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 26N. .WED...S OF 26N WINDS BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT...AND VARIABLE 5 KT N OF 26N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE