000 FZNT24 KNHC 160851 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT MON MAY 16 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. GMZ089-161530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT MON MAY 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A SERIES OF FRONTAL TROUGHS WILL MOVE S ACROSS THE NE GULF THROUGH TUE NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NW GULF TUE NIGHT AND DRIFT E INTO THE NE PORTION THU AND FRI. $$ GMZ080-161530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT MON MAY 16 2011 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 28N W OF 95W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 94W NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT TUE NIGHT. W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-161530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT MON MAY 16 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 10 TO 15 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. $$ GMZ084-161530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT MON MAY 16 2011 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE PORTION 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W PORTION. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-161530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT MON MAY 16 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N TONIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 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 1 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER