000 FZNT24 KNHC 072008 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT WED APR 07 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. GMZ089-080330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT WED APR 07 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST AROUND SUNSET TODAY AND REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THU THEN MOVE SE OF THE AREA EARLY FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS AREA IN WAKE OF FRONT. $$ GMZ080-080330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT WED APR 07 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING 5 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W LATE SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON. $$ GMZ082-080330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT WED APR 07 2010 .T0NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING 6 TO 9 FT THU NIGHT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 21N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-080330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT WED APR 07 2010 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .MON...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-080330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT WED APR 07 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW JUST AHEAD OF FRONT...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 AND FRI NIGHT...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 THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL