000 FZNT24 KNHC 110835 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT FRI APR 11 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. GMZ089-111530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT FRI APR 11 2008 .SYNOPSIS...SE RETURN FLOW WILL DECREASE THROUGH TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW WATERS. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT AFTERNOON AND MOVE SE OF AREA LATE SUN. STRONG N WINDS IN WAKE OF FRONT MAY REACH GALE FORCE OVER THE SW GULF SUN. WINDS DIMINISH LATE SUN OVER THE W WATERS BUT REMAIN STRONG ELSEWHERE THROUGH TUE. $$ GMZ080-111530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT FRI APR 11 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT NW OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N PORTION SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING 4 TO 7 FT N OF 28N. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N PORTION AND 7 TO 10 FT S PORTION. .MON...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-111530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT FRI APR 11 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W SUN... .TODAY...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N. .TONIGHT...E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT W OF 95W SUN. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING 10 TO 14 FT SUN. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 95W MON NIGHT AND THROUGHOUT TUE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TUE. $$ GMZ084-111530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT FRI APR 11 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT... HIGHEST SW WATERS. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 25N. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT N OF 27N E OF 87W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-111530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT FRI APR 11 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 26N TUE. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI