000 FZNT24 KNHC 061349 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT TUE APR 06 2010 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. GMZ089-062130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT TUE APR 06 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE ALONG 31N WILL MAINTAIN E TO SE RETURN FLOW THROUGH EARLY WED. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST AROUND SUNSET WED EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THU THEN MOVE SE OF THE AREA FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS AREA IN WAKE OF FRONT. $$ GMZ080-062130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT TUE APR 06 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT LATE THU NIGHT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-062130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT TUE APR 06 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN THIS EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W OF FRONT NW TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NW TO N S OF 21N W OF 94W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT. .SAT...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-062130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT TUE APR 06 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TO NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 24N WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR NW PART LATE WED NIGHT. .THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-062130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT TUE APR 06 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT WED AND WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW JUST AHEAD OF FRONT...AND SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF FRONT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON