000 FZNT24 KNHC 251433 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT FRI APR 25 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. GMZ089-252130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT FRI APR 25 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGING ALONG THE N GULF COAST WILL SHIFT E THROUGH SUN IN RESPONSE TO A COLD FRONT THAT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST SUN AFTERNOON. STRONG N WINDS WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO GALE FORCE WILL FOLLOW IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT OVER THE W PORTION OF THE SW GULF. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE BY MIDDAY MON...THEN MOVE SE OF THE GULF MON NIGHT. HIGH PRES MOVES THROUGH NRN WATERS MON INTO TUE. $$ GMZ080-252130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT FRI APR 25 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS MAINLY NEAR THE COAST. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE TO E...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT EARLY...THEN SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART EARLY. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST S OF 27N. $$ GMZ082-252130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT FRI APR 25 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S 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 9 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...NE W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN RESIDUAL NE SWELL. $$ GMZ084-252130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT FRI APR 25 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT N OF 28N. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 27N W OF 88W. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... INCREASING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE SUN FAR NW PART. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT ...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT SUN. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT FAR N PART. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT S OF 25N...3 TO 5 FT FROM 25N TO 29N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 29N. $$ GMZ086-252130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT FRI APR 25 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N E OF 84W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .SUN...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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 15 TO 20 KT EARLY...THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. $$ FORECASTER LL/AGUIRRE