000 FZNT24 KNHC 052038 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT MON APR 05 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. GMZ089-060330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT MON APR 05 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 LATE WED REACHING POSITION FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE THU...THEN WILL MOVE SE OF THE GULF FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING RETURNS ON SAT. $$ GMZ080-060330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT MON APR 05 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. . WED NIGHT AND THU...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT LATE THU NIGHT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-060330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT MON APR 05 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT N OF 21N TUE NIGHT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT NW TO N S OF 22N W OF 94W...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 8 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 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .SAT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-060330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT MON APR 05 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE AND TUE NIGHT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR NW PART LATE WED NIGHT. .THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .FRI...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-060330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT MON APR 05 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT WED AND WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 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 W OF FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF FRONT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER FORMOSA