000 FZNT24 KNHC 122144 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT MON APR 12 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. GMZ089-130330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT MON APR 12 2010 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH EXTEND FROM FLORIDA KEYS TO 24N87W DISSIPATE THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER GULF STATES MOVE S THROUGH THU REACH NE GULF COAST FRI WITH INCREASING E WINDS TONIGHT THROUGH THU THEN DECREASE FRI. $$ GMZ080-130330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT MON APR 12 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT TONIGHT THROUGH WED. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 7 FT TUE AND WED. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-130330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT MON APR 12 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 6 FT. S OF 21N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT LATE FRI. $$ GMZ084-130330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT MON APR 12 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 8 FT TONIGHT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD 7 TO 11 FT LATE WED. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 9 FT IN SUBSIDING E SWELL. $$ GMZ086-130330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT MON APR 12 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT S OF 25N WED AND THU. SEAS BUILD 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT HIGHER STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING