000 FZNT24 KNHC 022109 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT THU APR 02 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. GMZ089-030330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT THU APR 02 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE TO THE BIG BEND OF FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY FRIDAY AND BY EARLY SATURDAY BE DISSIPATING OVER THE SOUTHEAST GULF. WEAK HIGH WILL BE BEHIND THE FRONT. FRONTAL TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER TEXAS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT AND THEN CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH SATURDAY. BY EARLY SUNDAY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST AND STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES RAPIDLY EASTWARD REACHING TO NORTH FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY MONDAY AND SOUTHEAST OF THE GULF LATE MONDAY. STRONG HIGH WILL BUILD OVER TEXAS BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ GMZ080-030330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT THU APR 02 2009 .TONIGHT...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NORTHERLY WINDS 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISH TO N TO NE WINDS 10 KT MIDDAY AND E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE FRIDAY AND SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7B FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT FRI NIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT E OF 95W AND 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .TUE...E OF 94W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING DURING THE DAY TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-030330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT THU APR 02 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 21N...AND 1 TO 3 FT S OF 21N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE FRI AND SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT W OF FRONT. .MON...W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EAST OF 94W AND N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT MOVING EAST OF AREA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E OF 95W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT AND SUBSIDING. W OF 95W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO NE 10 TO 15 KT MIDDAY AND SE 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITH NE SWELL AND SUBSIDING. $$ GMZ084-030330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT THU APR 02 2009 .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 29N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT BY FRI AFTERNOON THEN NE TO E WINDS 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT FRI NIGHT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO S WINDS 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT AND BUILDING. .MON...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT MOVING EAST OF THE AREA. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. $$ GMZ086-030330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT THU APR 02 2009 .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO W 15 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N OF 26N BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 29N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO NW TO N 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO SW WINDS 10 KT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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 S WINDS 10 KT MOVING EAST OF AREA. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO SW 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N SUN NIGHT. W OF FRONT LATE SUN NIGHT NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .MON...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT MOVING EAST OF AREA. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. $$ FORECASTER LL