000 FZNT24 KNHC 100216 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT THU APR 09 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. GMZ089-100930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT THU APR 09 2009 .SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE ALONG 27N WILL SHIFT E FRI NIGHT ALLOWING A WEAK COLD FRONT TO MOVE OVER THE NW GULF WATERS SAT STALLING BY SAT NIGHT AND DISSIPATING SUN. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST MON REACHING FROM NW FLORIDA TO THE W BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE TUE THEN DISSIPATING BY WED. $$ GMZ080-100930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT THU APR 09 2009 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT THEN BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT FRI SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-100930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT THU APR 09 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT AND TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ084-100930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT THU APR 09 2009 .TONIGHT AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S SWELL. S OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN S SWELL. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART. $$ GMZ086-100930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT THU APR 09 2009 .TONIGHT AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 FT SAT NIGHT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .MON...SE TO WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART. $$ FORECASTER NELSON