000 FZNT24 KNHC 280231 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT SUN APR 27 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. GMZ089-280930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE NW WATERS WILL REACH FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO YUCATAN PENINSULA SUNSET MON AND MOVE SE OF AREA TUE AFTERNOON. STRONG N WINDS BEHIND FRONT WILL INCREASE TO GALE FORCE OFF THE MEXICAN COAST LATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT OVER THE SE UNITED STATES. $$ GMZ080-280930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2008 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT W OF FRONT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT...THEN SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT E OF 94W AND TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF 94W MON NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART EARLY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL FRI. $$ GMZ082-280930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING W OF 94W... .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT...EXCEPT TO 35 KT W OF 94W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 94W N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO TO 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-280930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT MON. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N. .WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-280930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2008 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 25N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N. .THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON