000 FZNT24 KNHC 030234 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT FRI APR 02 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. GMZ089-030930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT FRI APR 02 2010 .SYNOPSIS...SE RETURN FLOW WILL PERSIST IN ADVANCE OF A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM LOUISIANA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT THEN WILL MOVE BACK NW OF THE AREA BY LATE SAT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE E SETTING UP SE RETURN FLOW SUN THROUGH TUE. ANOTHER WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST WED STALLING ALONG THE NW GULF COAST BY LATE WED. $$ GMZ080-030930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT FRI APR 02 2010 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO THE N BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT BY SUNRISE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT EARLY SAT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON AND TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. $$ GMZ082-030930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT FRI APR 02 2010 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS 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 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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 7 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT...AND EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. $$ GMZ084-030930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT FRI APR 02 2010 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. $$ GMZ086-030930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT FRI APR 02 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .SAT THROUGH WED...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT SAT NIGHT THROUGH WED. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E NEAR COAST OF CUBA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY