000 FZNT24 KNHC 170227 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. GMZ089-170930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM 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 THEN E OF THE AREA THROUGH SAT. $$ GMZ080-170930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT MON MAY 16 2011 .TONIGHT...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT TUE NIGHT. W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .THU THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ082-170930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT MON MAY 16 2011 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT N OF 22N W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...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 INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 21N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 20N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N. .SAT...N OF 20N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-170930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT MON MAY 16 2011 .TONIGHT....N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N W OF 87W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N W OF 87W LATE. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT S OF 27N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. .SAT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-170930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT MON MAY 16 2011 .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...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 BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL