000 FZNT24 KNHC 042038 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. GMZ089-050330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT SAT APR 04 2009 .SYNOPSIS...FRONT EXTENDING FROM SW FLORIDA TO NEAR 27N90W TONIGHT WILL MOVE SLOWLY N ON SUNDAY AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 22N97W LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. BY MONDAY AFTERNOON THE FRONT WILL MOVE FROM THE CENTRAL FLORIDA PENINSULA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. BY LATE MONDAY NIGHT THE FRONT WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF BEHIND THE FRONT TUESDAY AND WEAKEN ON WEDNESDAY. MODERATE SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL COVER MOST OF THE GULF ON THURSDAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT FRONT LOCATED OVER THE TEXAS COASTAL PLAINS. $$ GMZ080-050330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT SAT APR 04 2009 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT S OF 27N AND 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF 28N E OF 93W AND 5 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ082-050330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT SAT APR 04 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 94W MON AND MON NIGHT... .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 BECOMING N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 94W N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. E OF 94W N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .TUE...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. W OF 94W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ084-050330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT SAT APR 04 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PART BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. S OF 26N N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ086-050330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT SAT APR 04 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 26N S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL S OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER CAB