000 FZNT24 KNHC 042032 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT SUN APR 04 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. GMZ089-050330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT SUN APR 04 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN E TO SE RETURN FLOW INTO EARLY WED. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST WED NIGHT REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THU AND FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE THU NIGHT THEN WILL MOVE SE OF THE GULF FRI. $$ GMZ080-050330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT SUN APR 04 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT THEN SHIFTING TO N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .THU...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE THU NIGHT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-050330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT SUN APR 04 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 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 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE WED NIGHT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT LATE WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .THU...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT NW TO N S OF 22N W OF 94W. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NW TO N S OF 21N W OF 94W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ GMZ084-050330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT SUN APR 04 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE AND TUE NIGHT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT WED NIGHT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR NW PART LATE WED NIGHT. .THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .FRI...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. $$ GMZ086-050330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT SUN APR 04 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE TUE THROUGH WED. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT AND SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .FRI...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT EARLY. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY