000 FZNT24 KNHC 300851 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT WED APR 30 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. GMZ089-301530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT WED APR 30 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS ENTIRE GULF THROUGH FRI. A COLD FRONT ENTERS NW WATERS FRI NIGHT REACHING POSITION FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NW YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY SUN. $$ GMZ080-301530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT WED APR 30 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-301530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT WED APR 30 2008 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ084-301530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT WED APR 30 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-301530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT WED APR 30 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 10 KT BEHIND FRONT SUN. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART SUN. $$ FORECASTER DGS