000 FZNT24 KNHC 052108 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT SUN APR 05 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. GMZ089-060330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT SUN APR 05 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A STRENGTHENING COLD FRONT FROM SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA TO THE COAST OF MEXICO NEAR 22N WILL MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS THE GULF REACHING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND THE NORTHEAST YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE MONDAY AND CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER TEXAS BEHIND THE FRONT. THE HIGH WILL MOVE TO OVER THE WEST GULF TUESDAY AND OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN GULF WEDNESDAY. A TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER TEXAS WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE OVER TEXAS THURSDAY. THE TROUGH WILL WEAKEN THURSDAY NIGHT AND MOVE NORTHEAST ALSO A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS EAST TEXAS TO THE FAR NORTHWEST GULF BY LATE FRIDAY. $$ GMZ080-060330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT SUN APR 05 2009 .TONIGHT...E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 8 TO 11 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOME NW TO N WINDS 25 KT LATE MON AND NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT S OF 27N AND 8 TO 10 FT N OF 27N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO N 20 KT E OF 93W AND N TO NE 15 KT W OF 93W TUE AFTERNOON AND VARIABLE 10 KT TUE NIGHT EXCEPT S 15 KT W OF 94W LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF 28N E OF 93W AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...W OF 93W S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE WED. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOME S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE WINDS 15 KT S OF 28N AND NE TO E 10 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-060330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT SUN APR 05 2009 ...GALE WARNING W OF 93W... .TONIGHT...E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOME NE 15 KT. SEAS SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 7 TO 9 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 93W N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISH TO N WINDS 20 KT LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. E OF 93W N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF 94W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO N WINDS TUE AFTERNOON AND NE 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 94W N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO NE TO E 15 KT LATE TUE AND SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 TO 7 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SE 15 KT WED EVENING AND SE 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-060330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT SUN APR 05 2009 .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME NW WINDS 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILD 8 TO 12 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO NW 20 TO 25 KT N OF 25N AND N 20 KT S OF 25N LATE TUE AND NW TO N 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME S 10 KT N OF 25N AND E 10 KT S OF 25N WED AFTERNOON AND SOUTHERLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-060330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT SUN APR 05 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 26N S TO SW 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...W OF FRONT NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD 7 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TUE NIGHT TO N WINDS 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO SOUTHERLY WINDS 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER LL