000 FZNT24 KNHC 081516 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT THU APR 08 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. GMZ089-082130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT THU APR 08 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 30N89W TO 26N97W MOVE TO REACH FROM 30N84W TO 22N88W TONIGHT THEN FROM 26N82W TO 21N87W FRI. FRONT MOVES E OF GULF FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS GULF STATES WITH E FRESH BREEZE ACROSS AREA THROUGH LATE MON. $$ GMZ080-082130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT THU APR 08 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOME NE 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT LATE TONIGHT. SE OF FRONT S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT LATE. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT W OF 94W LATE SUN. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT LATE MON. $$ GMZ082-082130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT THU APR 08 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOME NE 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT LATE TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-082130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT THU APR 08 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-082130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT THU APR 08 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SW JUST AHEAD OF FRONT THEN BECOME NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF FRONT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES