000 FZNT24 KNHC 150236 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT SAT MAY 14 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. GMZ089-150930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT SAT MAY 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION SW TO 24N89W AND TO TAMPICO MEXICO WILL REACH FROM 29N83W TO 23N88W SUN MORNING...THEN DISSIPATE FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN EVENING. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NE PORTION OF THE AREA MON THROUGH LATE TUE. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL THEN MOVE OVER THE FAR NE GULF WED AND THU. $$ GMZ080-150930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT SAT MAY 14 2011 .TONIGHT AND SUN...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-150930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT SAT MAY 14 2011 .TONIGHT...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 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...N OF 21N W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 21N...AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N. $$ GMZ084-150930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT SAT MAY 14 2011 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SE OF FRONT S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT....EXCEPT SE OF FRONT 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PORTION SW 5 TO 10 KT EARLY AND 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT FAR SE PORTION 1 TO 2 FT EARLY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS SE PORTION SUN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT MON NIGHT. S OF 26N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU...WINDS BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SW PORTION SE INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 28N...AND 1 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. $$ GMZ086-150930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT SAT MAY 14 2011 .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 84W...SHIFTING E OF AREA OVERNIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 1O TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT MON NIGHT. S OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE