000 FZNT24 KNHC 020239 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. GMZ089-020930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT THU APR 01 2010 .SYNOPSIS...SOUTHEASTERLY RETURN FLOW OVER THE W GULF WILL PERSIST IN ADVANCE OF A WEAK COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST FRI NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM LOUISIANA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT THEN WILL LIFT NW AS A WARM FRONT SUN AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE E SETTING UP SE RETURN FLOW SUN THROUGH TUE. $$ GMZ080-020930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT THU APR 01 2010 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING THEN SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT EARLY SAT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON AND TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-020930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT THU APR 01 2010 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 21N LATE. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT EARLY SAT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SUN THROUGH TUE...EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-020930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT THU APR 01 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-020930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT THU APR 01 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY