000 FZNT24 KNHC 230300 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT TUE APR 22 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. GMZ089-230930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT TUE APR 22 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF SHOULD BE REINFORCED WED AS NEW HIGH PRES BUILDS FROM THE CAROLINAS SOUTHWESTWARD. THIS SHOULD HELP KEEP A MODEST RETURN FLOW OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN GULF THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. A STRONG COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE SUN OR EARLY MON...FOLLOWED BY A BRISK NW FLOW AND BUILDING SEAS. $$ GMZ080-230930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT TUE APR 22 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE WED. .FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 93W AND 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF 93W. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THEN SHIFTING NW 20 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-230930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT TUE APR 22 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED EXCEPT NE TO E NEAR YUCATAN LATE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE WED. .SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW 20 TO 25 KT FAR NW LATE SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT S OF 20N. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT FAR NW LATE SUN. $$ GMZ084-230930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT TUE APR 22 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 29N VARIABLE MOSTLY S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 1 TO 2 FT WED. S OF 29N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE FRI EXCEPT LOCALLY 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE SUN. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT NEAR YUCATAN SUN. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N W OF 87W LATE SUN. $$ GMZ086-230930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT TUE APR 22 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 29N VARIABLE MOSTLY W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 29N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE WED EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT N OF 28N. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 28N VARIABLE BUT MOSTLY E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .SUN...N OF 27N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...HIGHEST IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN