000 FZNT24 KNHC 021523 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT THU APR 02 2009 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. GMZ089-022130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT THU APR 02 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER EASTERN TEXAS WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF LATE THIS MORNING...AND REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE SE GULF FRI...AND LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT SAT AND SAT NIGHT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY SUN...AND REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NW YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN NIGHT THEN MOVE SE OF AREA EARLY MON EVENING. $$ GMZ080-022130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT THU APR 02 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AND TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E OF 94W N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO NE TO E 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI NIGHT. W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS E OF FRONT. .MON...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ082-022130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT THU APR 02 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N BETWEEN 93W AND 96W SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT AND SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 21N...AND 1 TO 3 FT S OF 21N. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR SE PART. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ084-022130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT THU APR 02 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... SHIFTING TO SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ...DIMINISHING TO NE TO E 10 KT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI NIGHT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...S TO SW WINDS 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT THROUGHOUT MON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N E OF FRONT. $$ GMZ086-022130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT THU APR 02 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N OF 26N BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 29N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE SUN...SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT NW OF FRONT MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT MON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N E OF FRONT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON/AGUIRRE