000 FZNT24 KNHC 231435 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT MON MAY 23 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. GMZ089-232130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT MON MAY 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL REMAIN OVER NE GULF THROUGH TUE NIGHT. SE WINDS OVER WESTERN GULF CONTINUE THROUGH TUE THEN DIMINISH WED AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE TEXAS COAST THU. AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY FROM SMOKE AND HAZE OVER MUCH OF WESTERN GULF EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH MIDWEEK. $$ GMZ080-232130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT MON MAY 23 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-232130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT MON MAY 23 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. VISIBILITIES BELOW 5 NM IN WIDESPREAD AREAS OF SMOKE W OF 91W. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-232130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT MON MAY 23 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 87W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-232130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT MON MAY 23 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL