000 FZNT24 KNHC 040315 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT FRI APR 03 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. GMZ089-040930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT FRI APR 03 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM SOUTH FLORIDA TO NORTHEAST YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL DRIFT SLOWLY SOUTHEAST OVER THE SOUTHEAST GULF AND WEAKEN BECOMING DIFFUSE SATURDAY. NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST SUNDAY. THE FRONT WILL STRENGTHEN AND EXTEND FROM NORTH FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY MONDAY. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OVER THE NORTHWEST GULF TUESDAY AND REACH THE CENTRAL GULF WEDNESDAY. ON WEDNESDAY SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE WEST GULF AS THE NEXT FRONTAL TROUGH DEVELOPS OVER TEXAS. $$ GMZ080-040930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT FRI APR 03 2009 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT...INCREASING TO N WINDS 25 TO 25 KT SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. .MON...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND DIMINISHING BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHERLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WED AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-040930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT FRI APR 03 2009 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE SUN AND NE 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT WINDS RAPIDLY INCREASE TO N 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS BUILD TO 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING MON NIGHT TO N WINDS 20 KT EAST OF 95W AND N WINDS 15 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .TUE...E OF 95W N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 1O TO 15 KT BECOMING E 15 KT MIDDAY AND SE 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-040930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT FRI APR 03 2009 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT SOUTHERLY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT SUN NIGHT NW WINDS RAPIDLY INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS BUILD TO 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO N WINDS 10 KT WED AFTERNOON AND VARIABLE 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-040930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT FRI APR 03 2009 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NORTHERLY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SW OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...EASTERLY WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT BEFORE SHIFTING TO NW 25 KT BEHIND THE FRONT LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT NW OF FRONT. .MON...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 25N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 25N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO NW TO N WINDS 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT AND SUBSIDING. $$ FORECASTER LL