000 FZNT24 KNHC 290156 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT THU APR 28 2005 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-290930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT THU APR 28 2005 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ACROSS NORTHERN WATERS WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRI...THEN WEAKEN AND SHIFT E OF AREA FRI NIGHT. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS/LOUISIANA COAST EARLY SAT...REACHING 29N91W TO 22N97W SAT EVENING...30N86W TO 22N97W SAT NIGHT...THEN BECOME STATIONARY FROM 29N83W TO 26N90W TO 20N96W SUN. FRONT WILL WEAKEN MON ALONG 29N83W 26N90W 25N97W...THEN N OF AREA TUE. $$ GMZ080-290930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT THU APR 28 2005 .TONIGHT AND FRI...WIND SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...WIND S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS DEVELOPING. .SAT...NW OF FRONT WIND NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT WIND S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT WIND NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT WIND SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT WIND NE TO E 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT WIND SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PORTION. .MON...WIND BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...WIND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PORTION. $$ GMZ082-290930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT THU APR 28 2005 .TONIGHT...WIND E TO SE 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E OF 95W WIND SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 95W WIND SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE OF FRONT WIND SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT...DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. NW OF FRONT WIND N INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT WIND NW TO N 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT WIND N TO NE 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...E OF 95W WIND SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 95W WIND SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-290930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT THU APR 28 2005 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N WIND SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N WIND E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...WIND SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...WIND SE TO S 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PORTION LATE. .SAT...N OF 26N WIND S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT EARLY...DECREASING TO 10 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EARLY...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 26N WIND SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .SAT NIGHT...N OF FRONT WIND NE INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N S OF FRONT WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N WIND SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .SUN...N OF FRONT WIND NE 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT WIND SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. .MON...N OF FRONT WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT WIND SE TO S 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N OF 28N. .TUE...WIND SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N OF 28N. $$ GMZ086-290930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT THU APR 28 2005 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N WIND SE 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N OF 26N WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N WIND E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...WIND SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N WIND SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT... DECREASING TO S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT BY SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT BY SAT NIGHT. S OF 27N WIND SE 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N OF 28N. .SUN...N OF FRONT WIND NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF FRONT WIND E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. $$ FORECASTER MOLLEDA/COBB