000 FZNT24 KNHC 010843 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT THU APR 01 2010 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. GMZ089-011530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT THU APR 01 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES 1022 MB CENTERED NEAR 27N84W WILL MOVE NE TO OVER N FLORIDA TONIGHT. SOUTHEASTERLY RETURN FLOW HAS INCREASED OVER THE W GULF...AND WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH TONIGHT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST FRI NIGHT INTO SAT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE BY SAT AFTERNOON THEN WILL STALL. THE FRONT WILL SHIFT N AS A WARM FRONT ON SUN AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE GULF WATERS AND SOUTHEASTERLY RETURN FLOW SETS UP OVER THE WESTERN GULF ON SUN AND MON. $$ GMZ080-011530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT THU APR 01 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE THU NIGHT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE TONIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .SAT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE SAT NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-011530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT THU APR 01 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 21N TONIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N 10 KT W OF FRONT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE FRI NIGHT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT EARLY. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-011530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT THU APR 01 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-011530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT THU APR 01 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH MON...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL