000 FZNT24 KNHC 200252 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT SAT APR 19 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. GMZ089-200930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT SAT APR 19 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT FROM 30N83W TO 26N86W EARLY TONIGHT WILL REACH A SARASOTA FL-25N85W LINE SUN MORNING AND AND CROSS THE FL PENINSULA SUN...AS HIGH PRES OVER THE NORTHERN GULF DRIFTS INTO THE NE GULF BY MON. A FAIRLY CONSTANT RETURN FLOW SHOULD DOMINATE THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN GULF MON THROUGH THU. RETURN FLOW SHOULD INCREASE LATE WEEK AS LOW PRES FORMS OVER SOUTHERN PLAINS. $$ GMZ080-200930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT SAT APR 19 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF 94W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 94W. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W LATE THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF 94W AND 4 TO 5 FT W OF 94W BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE WED. .THU...E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-200930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT SAT APR 19 2008 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...LOWEST S. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE MON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N. .TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED AND 5 TO 8 FT EARLY THU. $$ GMZ084-200930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT SAT APR 19 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 29N VARIABLE BUT MOSTLY W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 26N TO 29N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 29N VARIABLE BUT MOSTLY W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT OR LESS. BETWEEN 26N AND 29N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE MON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE THU. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 1 TO 2 FT THU. S OF 28N E OF 88W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...HIGHEST S. S OF 28N W OF 88W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU. $$ GMZ086-200930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT SAT APR 19 2008 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WITHIN 90 NM SE OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT OR LESS. FROM 25N TO 28N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E MON. SEAS 2 FT SUBSIDING TO AROUND 1 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY W TO NW N OF 29N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...HIGHEST S. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN