000 FZNT24 KNHC 030250 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST SAT APR 02 2005 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-030930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SAT APR 02 2005 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF TONIGHT AND SHIFT E ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST SUN AND MON WITH DECREASING WINDS AND SEAS. SLY RETURN FLOW DEVELOPS OVER THE WESTERN GULF MON AND TUE BEFORE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OFFSHORE AND EXTEND FROM NEW ORLEANS TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE WED AND FROM NW FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA THU. $$ GMZ080-030930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SAT APR 02 2005 .TONIGHT...E OF 93W WIND NW 15 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT . W OF 93W WIND +VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...WIND BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT W OF 95W AND 2 FT E OF 95W. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...W OF 94W WIND SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...WIND SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS DEVELOPING MAINLY NEAR THE COAST LATE. .WED...W OF FRONT WIND W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT WIND SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT. .THU...WIND NW INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ082-030930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SAT APR 02 2005 .TONIGHT...E OF 94W WIND NE DECREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. W OF 94W WIND NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL LATE. .SUN...E OF 94W WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 94W WIND SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 20N W OF 94W WIND SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND SE 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...WIND SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND THU...W OF FRONT WIND NW TO N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT. $$ GMZ084-030930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SAT APR 02 2005 .TONIGHT...E OF 87W WIND WIND NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.. W OF 87W WIND DECREASING N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 26N SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT N OF 26N LATE. .SUN...N OF 26N WIND NE 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 26N WIND NE 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL LATE. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N OF 25N WIND SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S OF 25N WIND SE 15 TO 20 KT EARLY BECOMING SE 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...W OF FRONT WIND W TO NW 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT WIND S TO SW 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT. .THU...W OF FRONT WIND NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT WIND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-030930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SAT APR 02 2005 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N WIND NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 26N WIND NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING LATE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N WIND NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF 27N WIND N TO NE 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SUBSIDING N SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N WIND E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 27N WIND SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N WIND SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N OF 27N WIND SE TO S 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...W OF FRONT WIND W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT WIND SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGSFET