000 FZNT24 KNHC 022034 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT SUN APR 02 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-030330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT SUN APR 02 2006 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE N GULF THROUGH MON...THEN SHIFT S TUE AND WED TO ALONG 26N AS A WEAK COLD FRONT PUSHES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS MON NIGHT AND QUICKLY MOVES E ACROSS THE NE GULF TUE...EXITING THE AREA TUE NIGHT. RIDGE WILL EXTEND FROM N TO S OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WED THEN SLIDE E TO JUST E OF NE FLORIDA THU NIGHT AND FRI AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER THE GREAT PLAINS. COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO E TEXAS FRI. SE TO S WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE EXTREME W GULF THU THEN EXPAND E ACROSS REMAINDER OF W GULF FRI. $$ GMZ080-030330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT SUN APR 02 2006 .TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 10 KT OR LESS E OF 94W MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 94W AND 2 TO 3 FT E OF 94W SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...HIGHEST N OF 28N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT...DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 94W FRI. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT W OF 94W AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 94W...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT W OF 94W FRI. $$ GMZ082-030330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT SUN APR 02 2006 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF 95W. .MON THROUGH WED...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WINDS 20 KT ENTIRE AREA DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT EXTREME W PART DURING FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ084-030330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT SUN APR 02 2006 .TONIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 27N WINDS N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...W OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 87W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 87W AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 87W. $$ GMZ086-030330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT SUN APR 02 2006 .TONIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT TO 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 25N N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT WED. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT S OF 25N AND MAINLY SE TO S 10 KT OR LESS NE PART LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 25N AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 25N. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE/BROWN