000 FZNT24 KNHC 012112 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT WED APR 01 2009 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. GMZ089-020330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT WED APR 01 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WARM FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR 25N91W TO 20N97W. THE FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH AND BE NORTH OF THE AREA THURSDAY. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST THURSDAY MORNING AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE THU NIGHT. FRONT WILL WEAKEN OVER THE EAST GULF FRIDAY AND PASS EAST OF THE FLORIDA STRAITS SATURDAY. NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST SUNDAY MORNING AND STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. BY SUNDAY EVENING THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WHILE CONTINUING TO STRENGTHEN AND RAPIDLY MOVE TO JUST SOUTH EAST OF THE AREA LATE MONDAY. $$ GMZ080-020330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT WED APR 01 2009 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW WINDS 20 KT BEHIND THE FRONT DIMINISHING TO N WINS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO NORTHERLY WINDS 10 KT FRI AFTERNOON THEN SE WINDS 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ082-020330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT WED APR 01 2009 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N WINDS 20 KT W OF FRONT BECOMING NE WINDS 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ084-020330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT WED APR 01 2009 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 28N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING W TO NW WINDS 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NORTHERLY WINDS 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT BECOME SE WINDS 15 KT MIDDAY AND SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 20 KT SHIFTING NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N E OF FRONT. .MON...SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG THE FRONT. $$ GMZ086-020330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT WED APR 01 2009 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE WINDS 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER LL