000 FZNT24 KNHC 270257 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT THU MAY 26 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. GMZ089-270930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT STALLS ACROSS THE IMMEDIATE COASTAL WATERS OF TEXAS AND LOUISIANA. THE FRONT WILL BEGIN TO LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT FRI MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON. THE RIDGE WILL THEN RESTRENGTHEN ACROSS THE BASIN SAT THROUGH TUE. $$ GMZ080-270930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2011 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SW WINDS 10 KT NE PORTIONS...BECOMING S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. OCCASIONAL VISIBILITY BELOW 5 NM IN WIDESPREAD AREAS OF SMOKE. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT EARLY SAT. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. OCCASIONAL VISIBILITY BELOW 5 NM IN WIDESPREAD AREAS OF SMOKE W OF 92W THROUGH FRI NIGHT. .SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-270930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N. OCCASIONAL VISIBILITY BELOW 5 NM IN WIDESPREAD AREAS OF SMOKE W OF 91W. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT BY EVENING. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT S OF 20N E OF 93W. $$ GMZ084-270930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E WINDS 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE SAT. .MON AND TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT S OF 26N TUE. $$ GMZ086-270930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE MAINLY S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N LATE. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE WINDS TUE AND INCREASING TO 20 KT AND GUSTY S OF 27N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT S OF 25N LATE TUE. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING