000 FZNT24 KNHC 031615 AAA OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...UPDATED NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1115 AM CDT FRI APR 03 2009 ...UPDATED SHOWER/TSTM ACTIVITY WITH COLD FRONT... 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. GMZ089-032130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1115 AM CDT FRI APR 03 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM TAMPA FLORIDA TO NW YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL REACH FROM SW FLORIDA TO 25N85W AND LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT THROUGH SUN. A STRONGER COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST SUN...AND RAPIDLY REACH FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE MON...AND SE OF AREA TUE. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WITH MODERATE TO STRONG NW TO N WINDS SPREADING ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF. $$ GMZ080-032130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1115 AM CDT FRI APR 03 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 93W... AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 93W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. .MON...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TO 20 W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT W OF 95W SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .TUE...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. W OF 94W NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...THEN BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-032130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1115 AM CDT FRI APR 03 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT TONIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT N OF 21N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 21N. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PART BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO N TO NE AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 21N...AND BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT FAR W PART NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 14 FT. .TUE...E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ084-032130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1115 AM CDT FRI APR 03 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 26N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ086-032130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1115 AM CDT FRI APR 03 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SW OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE INTO TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT E OF 83W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING SE 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT....MAINLY S. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 27N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE