000 FZNT24 KNHC 062114 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT MON APR 06 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. GMZ089-070330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT MON APR 06 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG COLD FRONT FROM TAMPA BAY TO 23N88W TO FAR WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS GULF TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND NE YUCATAN PENINSULA THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE SE OF THE AREA TONIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILD OVER TEXAS AND MOVE E OVER W GULF TUE AND OVER E GULF WED. NEW COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH TX FRI...REACHING NW GULF FRI NIGHT AND REMAINING N OF 25N AS IT PASSES E ALONG CENTRAL GULF COAST SAT. $$ GMZ080-070330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT MON APR 06 2009 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT W OF 95W LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT S OF 27N AND 8 TO 10 FT N OF 27N SUBSIDE TO 8 FT W OF 95W LATE TONIGHT. .TUE...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT LATE. .TUE NIGHT THOUGH WED NIGHT...W OF 94W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT WED NIGHT. E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WED AND WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED AND WED NIGHT. .THU...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT AND SHIFTING NE TO E LATE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ082-070330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT MON APR 06 2009 ...GALE WARNING W OF 93W... .TONIGHT...W OF 93W N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISH TO 25 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. E OF 93W N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...E OF 95W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 95W N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT LATE. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WED AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-070330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT MON APR 06 2009 .TONIGHT...E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT..NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 25N AND 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 25N. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N AND 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE S OF 25N. .WED NIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...S OF 25N W OF 86W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. $$ GMZ086-070330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT MON APR 06 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .WED...N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N LATE. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK