000 FZNT24 KNHC 242051 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT THU APR 24 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. GMZ089-250330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT THU APR 24 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ALONG THE NRN GULF COAST WILL SHIFT EWD THROUGH SUN IN RESPONSE TO A COLD FRONT THAT IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF BY SUN MORNING. WINDS OVER THE NW GULF WILL BECOME S AND INCREASE SUN AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH FROM NW FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE BY EARLY MON MORNING...THEN MOVE SE OF THE GULF LATE MON NIGHT. HIGH PRES THEN SETTLES OVER THE NRN GULF LATE MON INTO TUE. $$ GMZ080-250330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT THU APR 24 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 28N W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 28N W OF 94W. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE MON. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT EARLY...THEN SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART EARLY. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST S OF 27N. $$ GMZ082-250330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT THU APR 24 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E 10 TO 15 KT S OF 21N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 21N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE FAR W PART LATE SUN INTO MON. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST FAR W PART. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN RESIDUAL NW SWELL. $$ GMZ084-250330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT THU APR 24 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 25N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 25N. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE SUN. SEAS 2 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT SUN. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT FAR N PART. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT S OF 25N...3 TO 5 FT FROM 25N TO 29N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 29N. $$ GMZ086-250330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT THU APR 24 2008 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE