000 FZNT24 KNHC 240849 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT SAT APR 24 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. GMZ089-241530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT SAT APR 24 2010 .SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OVER MOST OF THE GULF AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TOWARD MORNING. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS EVENING...THEN RAPIDLY WEAKEN INTO A FRONTAL TROUGH WHILE EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE SUN. FRONTAL TROUGH MOVES SE OF THE GULF BY MON EVENING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE N WATERS LATE TUE AND CLIP THE NE GULF BEFORE EXITING WED. $$ GMZ080-241530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT SAT APR 24 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE SUN AND SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E OF 92W N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. W OF 92W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT THROUGHOUT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-241530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT SAT APR 24 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE SE 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 21N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT TONIGHT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF TROUGH. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT SE PART. .TUE...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF TROUGH...AND NE WINDS 20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 20N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 20N...AND EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 20N AND 1 TO 3 FT S OF 20N. $$ GMZ084-241530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT SAT APR 24 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT THEN SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT N OF 28N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST N OF 28N SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W TO NW N OF 28N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-241530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT SAT APR 24 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 20 KT N OF 26N TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N TONIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT BECOMING W TO NW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER COBB