000 FZNT24 KNHC 050316 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. GMZ089-050930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT SAT APR 04 2009 .SYNOPSIS...FRONT EXTENDING FROM SW FLORIDA TO NEAR 28N90W MOVE SLOWLY N ON SUN AND DISSIPATE. STRONG COLD FRONT MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST SUN AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 22N97W LATE SUN NIGHT. MON AFTERNOON FRONT MOVE FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA PENINSULA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA THEN SE OF AREA MON NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILD OVER GULF BEHIND FRONT TUE AND WEAKEN ON WED. MODERATE SOUTHERLY WINDS COVER MOST OF GULF ON THU AHEAD OF NEXT FRONT OVER TEXAS COASTAL PLAINS. $$ GMZ080-050930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT SAT APR 04 2009 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT S OF 27N AND 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF 28N E OF 93W AND 5 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT OVER THE W PART LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ082-050930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT SAT APR 04 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 93W 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 93W N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. E OF 93W 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 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ084-050930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT SAT APR 04 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PART BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 12 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .THU...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ086-050930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 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 WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD 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 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL S OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 25N. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER CAB