000 FZNT24 KNHC 141502 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT TUE APR 14 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. GMZ089-142130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT TUE APR 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO YUCATAN PENINSULA THIS EVENING THEN STALL OVER THE SE GULF WEDNESDAY THEN DISSIPATE THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER GULF BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH FRI AND MOVE EAST TO OVER FLORIDA SAT. $$ GMZ080-142130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT TUE APR 14 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ082-142130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT TUE APR 14 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ084-142130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT TUE APR 14 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-142130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT TUE APR 14 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT FRI. $$ FORECASTER LL