000 FZNT24 KNHC 150307 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT THU APR 14 2011 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. GMZ089-150930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT THU APR 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS...SE RETURN FLOW WILL STRENGTHEN OVERNIGHT AND FRI IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFFSHORE OF TEXAS FRI AFTERNOON. STRONG TSTMS WILL DEVELOP WELL AHEAD OF THE FRONT FRI. FRONT TO EXTEND FROM NEAR PANAMA CITY FLORIDA TO 24N98W SAT MORNING...THEN STALL FROM NEAR 27N82W TO 25N98W SUN MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING SUN EVENING. SOUTHERLY RETURN WILL DOMINATE THE AREA AGAIN SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE. $$ GMZ080-150930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT THU APR 14 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW AHEAD OF FRONT FRI THEN SHIFTING N TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 5 FT TONIGHT AND 4 TO 6 FT FRI. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE LATE SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TUE. $$ GMZ082-150930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT THU APR 14 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ALONG THE YUCATAN COAST EARLY. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT OFF NW COAST OF YUCATAN. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .MON AND TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT TUE. $$ GMZ084-150930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT THU APR 14 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT THEN BECOMING S TO SW N OF 25N FRI. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT FRI. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT FRI AND FRI NIGHT. .SAT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF 25N N TO NE NE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 3 TO 6 FT TUE. $$ GMZ086-150930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT THU APR 14 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...BECOMING NW 15 KT BEHIND FRONT SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT FRI NIGHT AND SAT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF FRONT AND 1 TO 2 FT S OF FRONT. .MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA THEN BECOMING SE TO S 15 KT TUE EXCEPT TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT TUE...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT TUE. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING