000 FZNT24 KNHC 092036 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT FRI APR 09 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. GMZ089-100330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT FRI APR 09 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 26N82W TO 24N84.5W TO 21N90W WILL MOVE OUT OF GULF TONIGHT. A WEAK LOW PRES TROUGH WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT IN THE BAY OF CAMPECHE. WITH A HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER THE GULF STATES...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN WHICH WILL RESULT IN FRESH E BREEZE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE GULF. THE WINDS WILL INCREASE TO STRONG THROUGH MON...THEN SPREAD NORTHWARD TUE. $$ GMZ080-100330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT FRI APR 09 2010 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SUN. .MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 20 KT TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ082-100330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT FRI APR 09 2010 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT NEAR TROUGH TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH. .MON THROUGH WED...W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-100330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT FRI APR 09 2010 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT S OF 27N. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF 24N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TUE. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-100330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT FRI APR 09 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 15 KT TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TUE NIGHT. $$ FORECASTER AL