000 FZNT24 KNHC 090305 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT TUE APR 08 2008 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. GMZ089-090930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT TUE APR 08 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES EXTENDS FROM CAROLINAS INTO NE GULF. FRESH E TO SE FLOW OVER ERN GULF BETWEEN THE HIGH PRES AND A WEAK TROUGH IN THE NW CARIBBEAN WILL DIMINISH THROUGH WED. SE WINDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF INCREASE LATE WED AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST BY LATE FRI. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 24N98W BY LATE SAT...FOLLOWED BY STRONG NLY FLOW. $$ GMZ080-090930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT TUE APR 08 2008 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT LATE FRI AND EARLY SAT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT FRI. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-090930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT TUE APR 08 2008 .TONIGHT AND WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 21N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N. .SAT AND SUN...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ084-090930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT TUE APR 08 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-090930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT TUE APR 08 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 25N. $$ FORECASTER LL