000 FZNT24 KNHC 010227 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. GMZ089-010930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT WED APR 30 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES DOMINATES GULF THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A COLD FRONT ENTERS NW WATERS AROUND SUNSET SAT REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO TO YUCATAN PENINSULA SUNSET SUN AND THEN MOVE SE OF AREA MON. $$ GMZ080-010930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT WED APR 30 2008 .TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-010930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT WED APR 30 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W PART. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-010930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT WED APR 30 2008 .TONIGHT AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N WATERS. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-010930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT WED APR 30 2008 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 28N. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. A FEWS SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON