FZNT24 KNHC 130857
OFFNT4
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE MAY 13 2008
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.
GMZ089-130930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT TUE MAY 13 2008
.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM SOUTHERN STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO
25N87W SHOULD WEAKEN AND BE REPLACED BY LOW-LEVEL RIDGING ARCING
SOUTHWEST INTO THE GULF. A MODEST RETURN FLOW SHOULD SET UP
ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH THU BEFORE THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OFF
TX COAST FRI MORNING. FRONT SHOULD EXTEND FROM 30N86W TO 21N97W
FRI AFTERNOON TO 25N81W TO 24N91W TO 19N94W SAT AFTERNOON.
$$
GMZ080-130930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT TUE MAY 13 2008
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E
OF 93W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 93W BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT AREA WIDE
LATE.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT 10 FT THEN SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT
LATE. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT S
OF 28N AND SW TO W 10 KT N OF 28N. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT
EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT NEAR SHORE.
$$
GMZ082-130930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT TUE MAY 13 2008
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO
E 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED.
.THU AND FRI...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI. W
OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10
KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
$$
GMZ084-130930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT TUE MAY 13 2008
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10
TO 15 KT LATE THU. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF 87W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF
87W BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT AREA WIDE THU.
.FRI...S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW TO W 10
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. N OF FRONT NW TO N
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT N
OF 25N.
.SAT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT S TO
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
$$
GMZ086-130930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT TUE MAY 13 2008
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE
TO E. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. S OF FRONT SE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT BUT 4 TO 7 FT IN STRAITS OF
FLORIDA.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT S OF 25N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW TO W SHIFTING NW 15
TO 20 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF FRONT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT
LATE.
.SAT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W TO NW 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. S OF FRONT
SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT .
$$
FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN
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