000 FZNT24 KNHC 041530 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT SAT APR 04 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. GMZ089-042130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT SAT APR 04 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM NEAR NAPLES FLORIDA TO 25N85W... TO 22N91W WILL MEANDER THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT SUN. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL 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. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT TO THE FAR EASTERN GULF BY LATE WED WHILE LOW PRES DEEPENS W OF THE AREA. THIS WILL FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT. $$ GMZ080-042130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT SAT APR 04 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT WINDS SHIFTING TO N AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. .MON...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT W OF 94W LATE. SEAS BECOMING 8 TO 10 FT E OF 93W...AND TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF 94W. .WED...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-042130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT APR 04 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W MON... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 AND SUN NIGHT...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 SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 21N...AND BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W INCREASING TO NW TO N 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST W OF 95W. .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 WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .WED...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FAR NW PART. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-042130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT APR 04 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 26N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .WED...N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...THEN BECOMING E TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 25N 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-042130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT SAT APR 04 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 26N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 24N...AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 24N. .WED...NW WINDS BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT...THEN DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT S OF 27N...AND TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE