000 FZNT24 KNHC 032011 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT MON APR 03 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-040330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT MON APR 03 2006 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS THE N GULF WILL SHIFT S TUE AND WED TO ALONG 26N AS A WEAK COLD FRONT PUSHES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS TONIGHT AND QUICKLY MOVES E ACROSS THE NE GULF TUE...EXITING THE AREA TUE NIGHT. RIDGE WILL EXTEND FROM N TO S OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WED THEN SLIDE E TO JUST E OF NE FLORIDA THU NIGHT AND FRI AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS IN THE CENTRAL PLAINS. COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH E TEXAS FRI. SE TO S WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE EXTREME W GULF THU THEN EXPAND E ACROSS REMAINDER OF W AND CENTRAL GULF FRI. NEXT COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE W GULF SAT MORNING AND REACH A PSN FROM NEAR MOBILE TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT. $$ GMZ080-040330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT MON APR 03 2006 .TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS MOSTLY S TO SW 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT LOCALLY GUSTY NEAR THE COAST DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 94W FRI. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 94W LATE FRI. .SAT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS MOSTLY SE TO S 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ GMZ082-040330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT MON APR 03 2006 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS MOSTLY SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ GMZ084-040330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT MON APR 03 2006 .TONIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 88W WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT W OF 88W AND 1 TO 2 FT E OF 88W. .THU...W OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 87W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 87W AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 87W. $$ GMZ086-040330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT MON APR 03 2006 .TONIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT WINDS MAINLY NE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS N PORTION. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ENTIRE AREA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE