000 FZNT24 KNHC 160240 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 15 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. GMZ089-160930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO WESTERN CUBA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE AREA TONIGHT. A FRONTAL TROUGH WILL THEN MOVE ACROSS THE NE WATERS MON EVENING...AND TO E OF THE GULF EARLY TUE. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NW GULF TUE NIGHT...AND SETTLE IN OVER THE NE PORTION THU AND FRI. $$ GMZ080-160930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 15 2011 .TONIGHT...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT TUE NIGHT. W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-160930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 15 2011 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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...EXCEPT N OF 20N E OF 94W INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 21N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N. .FRI...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 20N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-160930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 15 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N NW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE PORTION 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W PORTION. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-160930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 15 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS NEAR 1 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE